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Contents© Oliver Wyman1How Banks Can Contribute To Global Nature GoalsHOW BANKS CAN CONTRIBUTE TO GLOBAL NATURE GOALSAn exploration into the feasibility of setting quantitative portfolio targetsCornelia NeumannJennifer TsimRob BaileyCONTENTSForeword 3Executive Summary The Role Banks Can Play In Conserving Nature 7The Interconnection Between Climate And Nature 14Prerequisites For Impact-Based Target Setting 25Putting Nature Target Setting Into Practice For 3 Key Nature Impacts 37Land use change 39Freshwater consumption 58Pollution 67How Banks And Stakeholders Can Take On Nature Loss Now 79References 83FOREWORDInspiring banks to better understand their potential contribution to the global effort to stop nature loss by 2030Contents© Oliver Wyman4How Banks Can Contribute To Global Nature Goals | ForewordFOREWORDBy Nick Studer, Chief Executive Officer, Oliver WymanWhile global climate change efforts have yet to avert further increases in Earth’s surface temperatures, years of research since the 2015 Paris Agreement have led to the development of scientifically aligned tools and metrics to help reduce corporate GHG emissions. The same kind of corporate guidance now needs to be extrapolated from the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and other existing science-based frameworks to address an escalating loss of nature. The planet’s natural capital is intrinsically connected to the sustainability of biodiversity and the growth of the global economy. Addressing nature loss is also critical to lowering greenhouse gas emissions because of the mitigation role the planet’s forests and bodies of water play through the sequestration of CO2.The purpose of this white paper is to investigate whether a science-based approach, like what exists for the global target for GHG emissions reduction, can be created for other key environmental impacts, such as land use change, freshwater consumption, and pollution. In this research, we catalogue the available guidance, conduct new research, and consider possible quantitative targets to complement the global agenda on GHG emissions reduction strategies.With its data and insights, we hope to contribute to a broader global effort to develop science-based sector pathways that banks and their portfolio companies can follow to restore and conserve nature. Our initial findings indicate that tools exist to support their development, but further work is required to bolster positive action on critical environmental topics.We also hope to shine a spotlight on nature and invite the financial community, corporates, scientists, standard setters, and governments to collaborate, as they did for climate action. Most of the early climate work to establish standards and methodologies was led by the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative, the Taskforce for Climate-related Financial Disclosures, CDP, and the Net-Zero Banking Alliance.For nature, the beginnings of frameworks for reporting on the impacts on nature