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January 2017

Integrated Green Economy Modelling Framework

Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
The IGEM framework presents a methodology on how to integrate three of the main modelling techniques (SD, CGE and IO-SAM) used for green economy policy assessment to refine impact analysis of green policies and investments in the economy
August 2016

Integrating Ecosystems in Risk Assessments: Lessons from Applying InVEST Models in Data-deficient Countries

This chapter of the Advances in Natural and Technological Hazards Research book series demonstrates applications of the InVEST (Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem Services and Tradeoffs) tool in data-deficient countries where UN Environment is currently implementing ecosystem-based field interventions to reduce disaster risk.
10 October 2017
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GGKP Webinar - Introducing the Integrated Green Economy Modelling (IGEM) Framework

Green Growth Knowledge Partnership (GGKP), Partnership for Action on Green Economy (PAGE)
The newly-developed Integrated Green Economy Modelling (IGEM) Framework responds to country requests for tools to analyse the cross-sectoral as well as environmental and social impacts of green economy policies and investments.
February 2014

An Introduction to the Assessment of Sustainable Paths, Models and Metrics

Asian Social Science (Canadian Center of Science and Education)

The concept of the Sustainable Future was generated in global dialogues; more recently, it has started to transfer to policy making.

WWF Guidance Note on Integrating ESG-factors Into Financial Models for Infrastructure Investments

World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF)
This Guidance Note aims to illustrate how the consideration of ESG factors may inform the forecasting of financials, such as revenues, operating costs and capital expenditure, etc. in the context of assessing an infrastructure asset. It selects twelve ESG factors and identifies their potential risks and opportunities for infrastructure assets as they may emerge throughout an asset’s life cycle (development, construction, operation, and decommissioning). It then sets out to quantify these risks and opportunities for the purpose of developing or adjusting the financial forecasts of such assets.
August 2018

Assessment and Model of Green Jobs Potential in India

International Labour Organization (ILO)
This study aims to build an understanding of the prevalence and potential of green jobs in India by developing a national-level green input-output (IO) table.
January 2014

What Natural Capital disclosure for integrated reporting? Designing and modelling an integrated financial - natural capital accounting and reporting framework

Synergiz, African Centre for Technology Studies (ACTS)

Businesses and government leaders from around the world are increasingly sounding the alarm about the need for effective management of business dependencies and impacts on ecosystems.

December 2016

Assessing the Impact of Land-Cover Changes on Ecosystem Services: A First Step Toward Integrative Planning in Bordeaux, France

This case study analyses multiple ecosystem services provided by the landscape of the Urban Community of Bordeaux, France, between 1990 and 2006 as a result of land use and cover change (LUCC).

InVEST - Integrated Valuation of Ecosystem, Services and Tradeoffs

Natural Capital Project
InVEST is a suite of free, open-source software models used to map and value the goods and services from nature that sustain and fulfill human life. InVEST enables decision makers to assess quantified tradeoffs associated with alternative management choices and to identify areas where investment in natural capital can enhance human development and conservation. The toolset currently includes eighteen distinct ecosystem service models designed for terrestrial, freshwater, marine, and coastal ecosystems, as well as a number of “helper tools” to assist with locating and processing input data and with understanding and visualizing outputs.
April 2016

A Practical Guide To ESG Integration For Equity Investing

United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment
To guide investors – both asset owners and investment managers – who are implementing ESG integration techniques in their investment decisions and processes, this report, A Practical Guide To ESG Integration For Equity Investing is the most comprehensive description to date of what ESG-integrated analysis is, and how it works in practice.

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