Canbury

Newsletter: September

Welcome to Canbury’s September newsletter. This month, we cover our approach to nature portfolio analysis, how we can support your stewardship reporting, discuss our policy horizon scanning tools and benchmarking assessments, and discuss how we can help you navigate the CSRD.

Are you attending PRI in Person this year? Scroll down to register for our upcoming event in Toronto alongside the conference on the deforestation and degradation in Canada’s boreal forest. Details and registration available here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/canadas-boreal-forest-tickets-1006746143817

Welcome to our newest team member Lara Rutty, who is joining us as a Director, based in Dubai. Also learn more about our new partnership with Hong Kong based law firm Ben McQuhae & Co.

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  • Many thanks,
  • The Canbury Team

Canbury’s nature portfolio assessment

Our analysis provides a view of your portfolio’s impacts and dependencies on ecosystem services, covering land, freshwater and marine ecosystem use, pollutants, biological interferences and species abundance. We use ENCORE’s leading public data sets and established frameworks to deliver analysis, including portfolio and company-level heat-map reports, company analyses and training.

Our assessment isn’t just about risk mitigation – but also about seizing opportunity as an increasing number of investors look to understand their impacts on nature. By understanding your portfolio’s nature-related profile, you position yourself to capitalise on the growing demand for sustainable finance solutions and stay ahead of evolving regulations. Whether you’re looking for portfolio-level heat maps, deep-dive company analyses, or tailored training for your team, we can help to guide you through the complexities of nature-related portfolio analysis.

To learn more about our nature portfolio assessment, reach out to Ben Wilmot (ben.wilmot@canbury.io).

Supporting your stewardship reporting

The FRC’s Autumn Stewardship Code reporting deadline is fast approaching on the 31st October.

We prepare, support and review Stewardship code reporting on behalf of our clients. We are well-equipped to help you meet your deadline and effectively tell your stewardship story. Using our tech tools, we screen your stewardship report against the FRC’s Stewardship Code requirements to highlight any gaps, and supplement this screening with our expert review. Our team will work closely with you to develop a comprehensive and engaging report.

We also help clients navigate the FRC’s five immediate changes announced in July, and implement streamlined and effective reporting.

Get in touch with Lucy Hussona (lucy.hussona@canbury.io) to learn more about how we can support you in the run-up to the Autumn reporting deadline.

Our policy horizon-scanning tools

Canbury’s technology tools can help you navigate the growing global body of ESG-related regulations.

Recently, we worked with the Taskforce on Net Zero Policy to analyse policies in G20 countries with sustainability implications for both the financial sector and real economy.

Our tools enabled the classification and analysis of these policies based on a number of ‘attributes’, developed bespoke to our client’s interests. Our tools can support investors to understand existing and upcoming sustainability-related regulations, to support both reporting obligations as well as how regulations may affect financial performance of portfolio companies.

To learn more about our policy horizon-scanning tools, get in touch with Vishal Kumar (vishal.kumar@canbury.io).

Benchmarking and modern slavery assessments

At Canbury, we leverage our expertise and use of AI tools to develop a range of multi-theme benchmarking tools.

One example is our comprehensive Modern Slavery Assessment. Our methodology involves in-depth research, use of advanced AI technology, and expert analysis to evaluate companies’ compliance with modern slavery regulations.

How we do this:

  • We use top-tier AI models, including Claude 3.5 Sonnet with vision capabilities, to process and interpret complex documents.
  • Working closely with our clients, we develop comprehensive lists of attributes with carefully defined scoring criteria.
  • Our results are delivered in client-specific formats, such as Excel scorecards, for easy integration and analysis.

If you’re interested in creating a benchmarking tool, or would like to learn more about our Modern Slavery Assessment, please get in touch with Will Martindale (will.martindale@canbury.io).

Helping you navigate the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)

At Canbury, we’re helping companies navigate the complexities around and get prepared for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, including the newly introduced ‘Double Materiality Assessment’ (DMA) requirement.

We have developed approaches that identify your organisation’s impacts and dependencies, including up and down the value chain. Using this, we help you gain an understanding of the sustainability issues that are most material to your organisation, to inform your disclosures and risk mitigation activities.

Our team’s expertise can guide you through stakeholder engagement, materiality prioritisation, and CSRD disclosure presentation.

To learn more about the CSRD and DMAs, get in touch with Vishal Kumar (vishal.kumar@canbury.io).

Welcome to Lara Rutty!

Canbury is delighted to welcome Lara Rutty, who will be joining as a Director. Lara will be working across our range of solutions, with particular focus on supporting asset owners with sustainability reporting (TCFD, CSRD and TNFD) and assessment of climate and nature-related risks. She is based in Dubai and will also be seeking to expand our advisory offerings across the Middle East.

She brings 10-years of experience advising asset owners (primarily UK defined benefit schemes) on corporate finance and sustainability matters and was previously Head of Trustee ESG Services at Cardano, where she was a Director. Lara has a BA Hons in Natural Sciences from the University of Cambridge, specialising in Conservation and Ecology, is a Chartered Accountant and holds the GARP Sustainability and Climate Risk certificate.

Get in touch with Lara (lara.rutty@canbury.io).

Announcing our partnership with Ben McQuhae

Canbury is excited to announce our partnership with Ben McQuhae & Co, a corporate and commercial law firm established in Hong Kong uniquely committed to sustainability and innovation.

Our collaboration allows us to bring APAC expertise on sustainable finance, law and regulation as part of our service offering.

Operating at the intersection of law, ESG, and technology, Ben McQuhae & Co supports clients in their sustainability transition through their “Legal Solutions+”, which encompasses legal, regulatory and sustainability expertise.

Ben McQuhae & Co is particularly active and experienced in advising on Sustainable Finance & Fintech, Carbon Markets, ESG Regulatory Risk Management and Impact Investing, more here: https://bmcquhae.com/en/.

Get in touch to find out more: info@canbury.io.

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