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This September, Climate Week NYC brings together hundreds of conversations around climate and nature. One event we're particularly looking forward to is Nature in Practice by Nature Tech Collective, which takes a different approach by focusing on real-world nature-risk challenges and implemention stories through interactive working sessions. If you'll be in New York, we'd encourage you to register your interest.

🌍 Earth Overshoot Day is here. Today marks the point in 2026 when humanity's demand for ecological resources and services exceeds what Earth can regenerate in a single year. From here on, we are using natural resources faster than they can replenish themselves. According to Global Footprint Network, 2026 marks the highest level of ecological overshoot ever recorded, with humanity using natural resources around 73% faster than Earth's ecosystems can regenerate. That overshoot doesn't stay abstract. It shows up as resource scarcity, supply chain disruption, and biodiversity loss, all of which are increasingly shaping business risk and long-term performance. Understanding how your operations depend on and impact nature is now a business imperative. At Dunya Analytics, we help organizations identify those dependencies, impacts, and nature-related risks, turning complex environmental data into insights that support better decisions for both business and nature. 🗓️ Contact us to find out how you can help #MoveTheDate: https://lnkd.in/evJpdMy5 #EarthOvershootDay #NatureRisk #Biodiversity #Sustainability #ESG

The latest edition of the Nature Action Catalyst is here. From assessing your environmental footprint to making credible nature positive claims, we walk through the five steps companies need to take to communicate their biodiversity handprint with confidence.

We're glad to see TNFD's 2026 Status Report survey, giving organizations the opportunity to share how they're assessing nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities in practice. If your organization is preparing sustainability or nature-related disclosures, we encourage you to participate. Your experience will help strengthen future guidance and support more consistent implementation across sectors.

California’s new plastic reduction law is another reminder that the plastics landscape is changing quickly. Requirements like these are raising expectations for how companies manage plastic use, while litigation, PFAS-related claims, and new disclosure obligations continue to reshape the broader risk landscape. That’s the focus of our webinar, Plastics Under Scrutiny: Understanding a New Era of Corporate Liability. If you weren’t able to join us live, the recording is now available on YouTube. 🎥 Watch now: https://lnkd.in/dRj6QVGC

Amazing news from Mongabay News: wildlife crossings are becoming more popular worldwide - reducing collisions with animals, reconnecting fragmented habitats, and protecting threatened species. This seems like a great opportunity for companies, and made me think about the "Adopt-a-Highway" signs commonly seen across US highways. What if companies applied that same model to wildlife crossings by sponsoring construction and maintenance, with visible signage, as part of their broader nature and sustainability investments? This would be a way to fund real infrastructure making a positive impact. https://lnkd.in/e-YnW-5J #WildlifeConservation #Biodiversity #CorporateSustainability #NatureBasedSolutions 

With the final draft of the ESRS set to take effect in Q4 2026, this edition of the Nature Action Catalyst explores what this means for biodiversity reporting under CSRD. We examine the role of Double Materiality Assessments, geographic context, and the TNFD LEAP approach, with practical guidance to help organizations prepare for ESRS E4.

🌿 Know your footprint before you contribute your handprint. A recent paper by Maddinson et al. introduces the idea of a biodiversity handprint, which is the positive contribution an organization makes to nature beyond reducing the impacts of its own operations. However, the paper asserts that the most credible handprints can only start with an honest footprint. That's because at any particular location, nature restoration can't be successful if we don't first address the underlying issues driving nature degradation. This is why frameworks like TNFD and CSRD encourage organizations to start with understanding and minimizing their own footprint before looking for opportunities to restore ecosystems, invest in conservation, or create other positive outcomes. At Dunya Analytics, we work with you from the very first step. We map exactly where an organization's operations and supply chain touch nature, so leaders know where to focus first. From there, the best path for your firm to take meaningful, business-aligned nature action is to reduce your footprint and then contribute your handprint. This paper explores what it takes to measure biodiversity handprints credibly. We've highlighted four principles from it that we think every sustainability professional should know. 📅 Curious about your biodiversity footprint? Book a demo: https://lnkd.in/eXwjYGfD #NatureRisk #Biodiversity #TNFD #CSRD #NatureIntelligence

🐝We ran our own office location through the Dunya Analytics platform. One of the species we identified nearby was the Rusty Patched Bumblebee, one of North America's most endangered pollinators. These pollinators support food production and healthy ecosystems, which in turn underpins resilient supply chains by maintaining the natural processes that keep raw materials flowing, reducing the risk of sudden shortages, and strengthening the systems businesses depend on. Recently, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized critical habitat protections across 1.5 million acres for the bee, giving it a better chance to recover after disappearing from nearly 90% of its historic range. This is good news not only for the rusty patched bumblebee, but for the ecosystems and agricultural landscapes it helps support. Finding the rusty patched bumblebee near our own office was a reminder that every business operates within an ecosystem. Helping organizations understand those connections is at the heart of what we do at Dunya Analytics. Curious which species are near your sites? Book a demo to find out: https://lnkd.in/eXwjYGfD 🔗 Read the official announcement: https://lnkd.in/daiCyH9U #Biodiversity #NatureRisk #Pollinators #EcosystemServices #TNFD #NatureIntelligence

🌳 Forest loss is only the beginning of the story. While a satellite can show you where forests are changing, understanding the driver of that change is what helps organizations make informed decisions. Forest loss linked to agricultural expansion or commodity production may point to supply chain risks, sourcing challenges, or future regulatory exposure. Forest loss driven by wildfires can signal ecosystem degradation affecting water availability, soil stability, and the ecosystems businesses depend on. It can also highlight opportunities for restoration and long-term resilience. That's why our Forest Loss Assessment goes beyond identifying where forest loss is occurring. It helps organizations understand the most likely driver behind that change. What is driving forest loss near your business locations? Schedule a demo with us to find out: https://lnkd.in/eXwjYGfD Read the full article by World Resources Institute: https://lnkd.in/gNN7AjFv #ForestLoss #NatureRisk #Deforestation #TNFD #NatureIntelligence #Biodiversity