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A Nature-Positive Future

Every business, regardless of sector, size or location, relies heavily on nature to supply goods and services.

Businesses have historically omitted their dependencies on nature from their lists of priorities – and only now, slowly, is this beginning to change. There has been a decline of approximately 70% in global biodiversity since 1970. This decline, coupled with businesses’ lack of awareness of their dependency on nature and biodiversity, is having a significant impact on both the planet’s natural systems and business continuity. In addition, activities such as land clearing, crop production, and fertilisation contribute to 25% of the world’s total greenhouse gas emissions.

As global ecosystem health declines, organisations face significant risks, including higher raw material and ingredient costs and increasing scrutiny from investors, regulators, and consumers. Organisations that choose to act now to restore nature can unlock value creation through new business models and product or service offerings, improve the attractiveness of their existing offerings, enhance their supply chain resilience, and lower their operating costs.

Anthesis supports business leaders to apply a nature-positive lens to their entire enterprise and to develop strategies to de-risk their supply chains and investment portfolios. Together, we can create a positive impact for both the natural world and businesses’ bottom lines by embracing innovations in sustainably derived materials, developing production methods that halt and reverse nature loss, and transforming business models that regenerate and restore ecosystem health.

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Achieving EUDR Compliance in 6 Steps

In April 2023, the European Union’s Parliament approved the EU Deforestation Regulation (EUDR), a groundbreaking regulation designed to ban imports of commodities that drive deforestation at a global scale, namely: soy, beef, palm oil, wood, cocoa, coffee and rubber – and their derivatives. As a replacement to the EU Timber Regulation, it has marked a…

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Activator Summit 2023 Insights

In October, we hosted our second annual Activator Summit in London.

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COP28: Goodbye Denial, Hello Nature

This blog was written by Anthesis CEO, Stuart McLachlan and is part 1 of a series of insights on this years’ Conference of the Parties 28 (COP28) in the United Arab Emirates. Having not been to a COP since ‘Hopenhagen’ in 2009 (when all of my low expectations were fulfilled) it was fascinating to take…

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Risky Business: Exploring What the EU Deforestation Regulation & Evolving Disclosure Requirements Mean for Your Company

The recently adopted European Union’s Deforestation Regulation (EUDR) prohibits relevant commodities and products from being placed on the EU market unless they are deforestation-free. As of 30 December 2024, companies will be required to exercise detailed due diligence and verification to prove compliance for products and related commodities. Healthy forests are integral sources of…

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TNFD: Raising the Bar for Identifying & Acting on Nature-Related Risks

Twenty-seven months in the making, the release of the final recommendations from the Taskforce on Nature-Related Financial Disclosure (TNFD) will create a landmark reference enabling investors to better integrate nature-related risks into portfolio management and asset allocation.

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The Human Impact on Earth’s Health Reaches Critical Levels – Urgent Action Needed

Humanity’s actions are pushing the Earth beyond its limits, posing a severe threat to our planet’s stability, according to a recent study published in the scientific journal Science Advances. This study serves as a comprehensive “health check” for the planet, assessing its well-being across various environmental indicators.

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Nature is the Next Big Thing – and it Started Yesterday

‘Natural disasters and extreme weather events’ is the second-most severe risk that the world needs to be prepared for in the next two years. Nature is the next challenge asking for a global solution.

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How Nature-Based Solutions will Solve our Climate Change Challenges

For a long time, nature was seen as a cost, but slowly humanity has come to realise that it brings us a lot of value.

aerial view of a forest with a winding road cutting through it

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Biodiversity: The Risks & Opportunities in your Supply Chain

Whilst businesses are often critically dependent on nature and the services it provides, they can also directly or inadvertently drive the destruction of nature globally through their supply chains.

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FLAG Science-based Target Guidance

Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has developed sector-specific guidance for the forestry, land and agriculture (FLAG) sectors.

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Adding Value to Your Business and Accelerating a Nature-Positive Future

One of our strengths lies in developing customised plans to transition towards a future that contributes to a nature-positive world, aligned with the Kunming Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework and our planetary boundaries.

We support organisations to understand their interfaces with nature, the risks and opportunities these pose, and how to monitor progress.

Leveraging our in-depth expertise in ecology, environmental management, economics, and supply chains, our Nature Team is ready to propel your nature journey forward.