5/27/2021

Moody’s ESG Solutions: Over One Third of Companies Are Associated With Habitat Loss

Based on a sample of 5,300 large, publicly traded global companies, over 2,000 (38%) have at least one facility associated with habitat loss, according to a report by Moody’s ESG Solutions published today. Leveraging high resolution remote sensing data and a database of global corporate facilities, the report identifies which facilities are associated with observed habitat loss due to land use changes, which is the main driver of biodiversity loss. Biodiversity loss has emerged as a concern...