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🌱 𝗛𝗼𝘄 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀’ 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗲𝘀? The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published a guide to support board directors in addressing companies’ nature-related risks. TNFD is a global initiative aiming at helping companies and financial institutions better integrate nature into strategic and financial decision-making. 👉The guide provides a structured list of questions to be considered at board meetings, along with the type of information board directors should expect from company executives’ responses. 🔎𝗦𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗰𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻: • Identifying businesses’ dependencies, impacts, risks and opportunities in relation to nature across the value chain, based on which data. • Assessing how nature-related factors are integrated in short and long-term decision making by the company’s management, and whether executives have the necessary skills and experience to manage nature-related issues. • Confirming compliance with industry standards and regulatory developments across jurisdictions, as well as investor expectations. The questions have been identified by the TNFD and its partner organisations based on discussions with executive and non-executive board directors of leading organisations that are already considering climate and nature-related issues. Read the full guide below 👇