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Impacts on chimpanzees are treated very seriously by lenders and conservation stakeholders and present a material risk to projects. In this concise industry briefing note, we review why chimpanzees require a special approach and...

PS6 and the HCV approach are both widely-used frameworks for identifying and managing biodiversity risks. Many lenders require alignment with IFC PS6, while certification systems often use the HCV framework.

TBC's short briefing note - Understanding ecosystem services risks and opportunities - introduces ecosystem services (ES) and explains why they are so important for all involved in development projects. We also share best practice...

A new TBC-authored paper, “The Value of the IUCN Red List for Business Decision-making”, has been published by Conservation Letters. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species provides assessments of extinction risk for over 80,000...

A summary of the global rise in government policies on biodiversity offsets, including the resulting risks and opportunities for industry

Biodiversity offsets compensate for the negative impacts of development that remain after full application of the mitigation hierarchy. While offsetting for impacts on a marine habitat shares many characteristics of the approach...

Biodiversity screening forms an integral part of project due diligence. Early screening can save time and resources later, enabling avoidance of the most serious risks and efficiently focusing impact assessments.

Hydropower: applying the mitigation hierarchy to manage biodiversity risks explores how the mitigation hierarchy can be used to manage the biodiversity challenges and opportunities associated with hydropower projects.

Assessing...