Price

£200 (non-signatories)

£160 (PRI signatories)

Duration

2 hours

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Introduction

This course explores the growing relevance of nature-related issues to investment analysis, valuation and decision-making.

Learners discover some of the most significant risks and opportunities tied to nature and biodiversity, learn about key policy developments and trends, and begin to consider the main elements of a substantive biodiversity incorporation strategy.

Details

Nature and Biodiversity for Investors is a thematically focused course addressing the critical issue of biodiversity loss and its implications for the investment industry.

The course covers essential biodiversity concepts, methods for assessing nature-related risks and opportunities, and strategies for implementing effective biodiversity policies, with a strong emphasis on practical application in line with emerging industry frameworks and standards.

Having completed this course, participants will be equipped to understand, help shape, and implement organisation strategies to integrate nature and biodiversity-related considerations into investment decisions and stewardship activities.

After successfully completing the course and passing the assessment, learners are awarded an industry-recognised certificate of completion from the PRI, along with a digital badge to showcase their achievement.

Learning outcomes

  • Identify and describe the key concepts, scientific principles, and policy landscape related to nature and biodiversity
  • Assess and justify the relevance of nature and biodiversity to investors, considering physical, transition, and systemic risks and opportunities 
  • Implement a structured approach for establishing and executing a biodiversity policy and strategy 
  • Explain how nature and biodiversity issues can be considered in the investment process
  • Evaluate stewardship activities, including engagement with portfolio companies and collaborative initiatives
  • Analyse real-world case studies to identify best-practice investment strategies and engagement efforts 
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Course outline

  • Course overview
  • Key definitions
  • The science
  • Policy landscape
  • The relevance for investors
  • Developing an organisational approach
  • Establishing a biodiversity policy
  • Assessing risks and opportunities
  • Establishing strategy and setting targets
  • Managing biodiversity-related risks and opportunities
  • Effective monitoring and disclosure practices
  • Understanding TNFD
  • Case study: Developing a biodiversity policy
  • The PRI’s Nature Programme
  • Conclusion