The Health Utility of Income and Taxes
Update on the papers/downloads: a couple of typos in the chapter 2.3 of both reports has been corrected on December 14th, 2021 Two new...
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- 4 juil. 2021
- 3 Min
From impact valuation to investing for purpose
From impact valuation to investing for purpose
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- 14 janv. 2021
- 3 Min
Measuring human rights impact in corporate supply chains
A methodological proposal for quantitative assessment and valuation – Novartis case study.
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- 17 mai 2020
- 1 Min
LIVING WAGE WORLD DATASET
A new technical paper summarises the insights from the work of developing a comprehensive dataset of living wages with a worldwide coverage.
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- 20 juil. 2018
- 3 Min
THE VALUE OF MONEY
We developed the first global dataset of living wages and developed a model to account for the impact of wages (money) on human capital,...
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- 29 janv. 2018
- 3 Min
780% RETURN ON INVESTMENT
For every US dollar invested by Novartis in each of the four carbon-sink projects, an average of USD 7.8 worth of societal value is...
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- 24 janv. 2018
- 4 Min
THERE IS NO SUSTAINABILITY WITHOUT A BALANCE SHEET
Co authors: Ravi Abeywardana (Accountant – Corporate Responsibility & Sustainability, Olam) and Chris Brown (Vice President - Corporate...
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- 1 déc. 2017
- 3 Min
HOW SUSTAINABLE IS RENEWABLE ELECTRICITY?
The Las Cruces hydroelectric project in Mexico might lead to a negative outcome for the Mexican if built. A natural and social capital...
119 vues
- 20 août 2017
- 5 Min
THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS AND THE MONT BLANC
An innovative analysis of the SDG’s targets is unlocking barriers and triggering efficient actions to reach these goals by 2030. By understa
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- 30 avr. 2017
- 4 Min
AND NOW WHAT? THE FUTURE OF NATURAL CAPITAL ACCOUNTING METRICS
This article presents the results of a survey, of executives working for private companies and consultancies, on the trends and future chall
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- 30 avr. 2017
- 6 Min
ACHIEVING NET POSITIVE IMPACT USING THE SDGS
If not already done, you will have to use SDGs for defining your net positive impact. But how to measure it? I discuss four steps to support
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- 23 mars 2017
- 5 Min
JOBS AT ALL COSTS
The private sector is exploring new ways to measure its societal impact, moving beyond traditional economic indicators. We developed a...
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- 12 déc. 2015
- 4 Min
HONEY IS WORTH MORE THAN YOU THINK
The Association mellifera is developing a high impact social project around honey bees. Valuing Nature sponsored the creation of a bee colon
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- 22 nov. 2015
- 4 Min
SOLVING HALF THE WORLD'S PROBLEMS
This article explores the role of Natural Capital within the SDGs and addresses in particular the connexions that exist between SDGs targets
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- 2 sept. 2015
- 5 Min
WATER SCARCITY IS NOT A PROBLEM... UNDERVALUED WATER IS.
This article summarizes the outcome of a session held at the World Water Week 2015, managed by Valuing Nature, which explored the benefits a
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- 10 juil. 2015
- 4 Min
THE WIDER BENEFIT OF WATER RECYCLING IN WATER SCARCE REGIONS
ENGIE, a global energy company, used a water valuation approach to assess the benefits of a water recycling project in Kwinana, near Perth i
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- 9 juil. 2015
- 4 Min
VALUING WATER – THE BASICS
The basic concepts of water valuation as an ecosystem service are presented in this article. Water valuation can fulfill the need for a Natu
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- 11 juin 2015
- 3 Min
WHY IS INVESTMENT IN WATERSHED SERVICES THE FUTURE OF CONSERVATION?
Successful conservation projects have targeted low opportunity cost areas in remote areas mostly. Conservation has entered a new phase by co
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- 4 juin 2015
- 2 Min
GLOBAL LAND USE DATASET
Data is critical to assess the reliance of companies on natural capital. I propose to fill the existing gap of availability of data with a n
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- 4 juin 2015
- 3 Min
THE OPPORTUNITY COST OF BIODIVERSITY LOSS ON THE SWISS PLATEAU
Measures to maintain the biodiversity on the Swiss plateau would generate 136 millions CHF of benefit for the society. It is urgent that we
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