
Sustainable Markets Initiative's (SMI) Measurement and Transparency Hub

- Company: AECOM
- Client: Sustainable Markets Initiative
- Year: 2020
- Region: Global
- Product: Sustainable Markets Initiative Nature Risk Tool
- Geographical information systems (GIS) and mapping
- Environmental and sustainability services
- Organisational digital transformation
Introduction
The Hub will create a globally consistent measurement system and/or tool to inform and incentivise capital investment in sustainable infrastructure.
Challenges
The World Bank attributes more than 70% of global greenhouse gas emissions and up to 80% of habitat loss and fragmentation to infrastructure projects. The Measurement and Transparency Hub is actively working to find solutions that will address this issue.
Solutions
Results
The tool supports users in meeting the growing expectations and requirements of regulators, investors, clients, and communities, who are all increasingly demanding more nature-positive outcomes from infrastructure projects. Drawing on global datasets and frameworks, the tool allows users to assess the nature-related risks and opportunities of any proposed infrastructure project, based on its location and scale, to provide a comprehensive and consistent analysis of its potential impact and dependencies on biodiversity, ecosystems and natural capital.
“I would like to formally acknowledge the hard work and dedication of the Members of the Nature Working Group of the Measurement and Transparency Taskforce…The advice, steer and recommendations provided have helped develop a decision-useful tool filling a significant gap in the toolbox for key actors in infrastructure projects.”
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