U.S. Plastics Industry faces USD 56 billion stranded asset risk by 2025, says Planet Tracker
Financial think tank reveals 89% of the country’s plastics production is increasingly threatened by storms, sea-level rise and storm surges.
Green bonds could help solve aquaculture’s greatest expense, says latest Planet Tracker report
By providing the capital needed to accelerate novel feed ingredients at scale, green bond issuances could reduce high dependency on unsustainable soy- and fish-based feed.
Traceability could double the EBIT margin of seafood processors while reducing investor risk, says Planet Tracker
Financial think tank finds that – despite significant sustainability and profitability benefits – only one large seafood processor has pledged to implement globally-recognised traceability standards.
Blue bonds could finance a fish stock recovery, says Planet Tracker
With wild-catch fishery production set to decline, favourable debt financing vehicles may be the incentive necessary to ensure long-term replenishment of global fish stocks London, 20 August 2020. With demand…
John Willis joins Planet Tracker as Director of Research
Planet Tracker is delighted to announce the immediate appointment of John Willis as Director of Research, to help meet a constantly expanding programme.
Top AgriFunds are generally not reporting key nature-related risks to investors, says Planet Tracker
Financial think tank’s latest report urges investors in the US$3.34 trillion agriculture sector to use industry guidelines to align their capital with sustainable food and agriculture systems. London, 01 July…
Environmental Finance Award Win
We are delighted to announce that our ground-breaking report, The Sovereign Transition to Sustainability: Understanding the Dependence of Sovereign Debt on Nature, exploring the dependence of a country’s sovereign debt…
Investors face financial risk as salmon industry approaches ecological brink, says Planet Tracker
Substantial investment in sustainable farming technology needed to mitigate environmental risks faced by US$18 billion farmed Atlantic salmon industry. London, 27 May 2020. Salmon production is fast approaching the practical…
Misreporting evidence on fair value of biological assets in agricultural sector, reveals latest Planet Tracker report
Financial think tank points to “dramatic write downs” of agriculture companies’ natural capital in financial accounts London, 18 May 2020. Misleading financial reporting of biological assets by food and agriculture…
Investors at risk as top European food retailers fail to disclose food waste-based Scope 3 emissions, says Planet Tracker
New report reveals just one of the top 12 publicly listed food retail companies discloses food loss and waste-based emissions in its Scope 3 accounting London, 23 April 2020. A…
Countries must protect their natural capital or face increased sovereign credit risk, say London School of Economics and Planet Tracker
Joint report provides first framework for factoring natural capital risk into sovereign debt analysis London, 5th February 2020: The dependence of a country’s sovereign bonds on the management of its…
Lack of transparency threatens farmed shrimp investments, says new Planet Tracker report
Critical briefing paper highlights the investment risk from poorly disclosed ecosystem threats within the US$45 billion global farmed shrimp industry.
