At FinBio, we connect finance and biodiversity through innovative research that drives real-world change. Explore our collection of published reports, from annual summaries to in-depth scientific studies that highlight our research.
Grounding Corporate Environmental Reporting in
the Planetary Boundaries Framework
Despite recent developments in corporate environmental reporting, disclosures remain inconsistent across companies and often fail to reflect their true environmental impacts, thereby limiting informed decision-making. This white paper proposes a science-based approach, centred on Environmentally Material Topics grounded in planetary boundaries science, to ensure companies report on the impacts that matter most for maintaining a stable and liveable planet.
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Potential Business Cases in Measuring Biodiversity State and Impact in Agriculture
This report reflects insights gathered through a series of workshops held from autumn 2024 to spring 2025 within the Mistra Finance to Revive Biodiversity (FinBio) program. The workshops brought together representatives from research, farming and the financial sector as well as experts working with business development and MRV development (measurement, reporting, and verification) to explore how biodiversity data could enable new business models in the agricultural sector.
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INFORM
INFORM provides a science-based framework for investors to monitor and assess portfolio companies’ environmental performance, with specific focus on nature and biodiversity. It is designed to increase competency around this topic among engagement officers and companies alike, and to map the company’s impacts. The guidance is anchored in the Planetary Boundaries and in the five direct drivers of biodiversity loss identified by the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES).
Doing Business Within Planetary Boundaries
Businesses and investors can play a key role in addressing the climate and nature crisis. But this calls for a shift in practices to measure corporate activities based on what really matters for the health of the planet, according to the report “Doing business within planetary boundaries“.
By anchoring corporate activities in the scientifically developed planetary boundaries framework, businesses can be drivers of transforming societies towards sustainability. But this calls for having full and accurate information about corporate environmental performance.
Redirecting Flows – Navigating the Future
of the Amazon
The Amazon Basin, and the Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) region, stands at a critical juncture, grappling with pressing environmental challenges while holding immense potential
for transformative change through innovative solutions. This report illuminates the diverse landscape of social-ecological issues, technological advancements, community-led initiatives, and strategic actions that could help foster biosphere-based sustainability and resilience across the region.
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Tackling biodiverity loss - Considerations for Sustainability-focused investors
This white paper has been produced by Pictet Asset Management in collaboration with researchers in the Minstra FinBio programme. The white paper presents, among other things, FinBio's tool INFORM.
Costing the Earth: measuring corporations’ impact on biodiversity loss
White paper by Pictet Asset Management with input from FinBio, introducing the Earth System Impact (ESI) model – a prototype biodiversity loss measurement tool developed by FinBio researchers.
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