Publications
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WWF and Guggenheim Investments, the global asset management and investment advisory business of Guggenheim Partners, released a global survey on the collecting, reporting, and application of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) data in infrastructure projects: Testing Industry Attitudes Toward a Common Reporting Approach for ESG Data Use in Infrastructure Investment. The report was conducted by KPMG Advisory N.V. and Mott MacDonald and uniquely surveys both ESG data users and data preparers to explore whether an industrywide standard approach to measuring ESG in infrastructure investment is desired and how this might be achieved.
The survey results demonstrate that both data users and data preparers are looking for well-defined and consistent metrics, standards, and reporting frameworks for ESG. The output suggests that the market sees value in convergence on an industry-tailored set of metrics for ESG data, but with almost 40 different frameworks currently in use by respondents, there is significant divergence in current ESG standards.
According to the survey results, both data users and data providers believe that, apart from standardization and simplification, there are two mechanisms that may improve measurable integration of ESG into infrastructure investment: government regulation regarding ESG disclosures and pressure from investors and lenders.
In a joint letter accompanying the report, Scott Minerd, chairman of Guggenheim Investments and Guggenheim Partners global chief investment officer, and Carter Roberts, president & CEO of WWF, wrote:
"We agree with the authors of this report, who conclude that ‚Äòthe time for action is now.‚' Trends in climate change and the COVID-19 crisis have led to an awakening in the finance sector of its roles and responsibilities in securing a healthy and stable planet and global economy."
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Forest Degradation in the Core Zone of the Monarch Butterfly Biosphere Reserve (2020-2021)
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WWFGEF Commodities Demand Terminal Evaluation Report
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In the face of the twin crises of biodiversity loss and climate change, governments and their partners in communities and civil society have increased their efforts to protect and enhance sustainable use of nature. These efforts have been identified as strategic to fulfill the anticipated global goal to protect 30% of the planet by 2030. Reaching this goal will require more‚ – and more effectively managed‚ – protected areas and other effective area-based conservation measures, but current funding is not enough to cover existing needs or to increase the areas under protection.
Project Finance for Permanence (PFP) is an approach designed to secure the policies, capacity, institutional arrangements and full funding for the effective and long-lasting protection of our planet‚'s important natural places. It is being applied in Bhutan, Brazil, Canada, Costa Rica, and Peru, being designed in Colombia, and there is increased interest in applying the PFP approach in other countries.
This guide seeks to describe the PFP approach and capture the experience from practitioners and lessons learned to date. It is intended to be a reference for people from public or private organizations who want to implement a PFP.
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Hydropower dam projects are complex, costly, and devastate the potential benefits that healthy, free-flowing rivers provide, including a source of food for people and animals, habitat space, and a climate crisis solution. This first-of-its-kind guide to hydropower insurance was developed by WWF with the support of the UN Environment Program‚'s Principles for Sustainable Insurance to facilitate sustainable infrastructure projects and prevent high-impact hydropower projects for the long-term protection of rivers.
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