ZSL SPOTT

ZSL's SPOTT assesses transparency of environmental, social and governance (ESG) best practice in the palm oil, timber and pulp, and natural rubber industries

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Just a few days before #COP30 in Brazil, new SPOTT Palm Oil Assessment of leading companies reveals where progress is being made, and where it’s stalling.

Read more: https://t.co/ZslbQfaWKe

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We’re at the RSPO RT in Jakarta this week 👋

@OfficialZSL’s Sustainable Business & Finance team has been meeting palm oil companies, joining discussions and making new connections. Come say hi if you spot us!

#RT2026

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Our three-part blog series goes further, from what the EUDR means for banks to managing deforestation risk across a portfolio 👇 https://t.co/kvbtasBziX

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From 30 December 2026, the #EUDR applies to large companies trading seven forest-risk commodities.

Banks aren't directly regulated, but many clients are. Our guide helps relationship managers engage them: https://t.co/TdsoLVHWe2

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Is high integrity in nature finance important? Would you pay more for it? Can it scale? These were the questions that kicked off our panel at Nature Hub during #LCAW.

Read more about what high-integrity nature finance looks like in practice: https://t.co/vjdgGuhC7L

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London Climate Action Week is underway, and @OfficialZSL is out across the city this week. If you will be at any of the sessions below, come and find us!

Our full programme is here: https://t.co/WDuqytQD3I

#LCAW2026 @london_climate

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📢 The latest Forest IQ data is now live.

This release includes the #Forest500 company assessments, #SPOTT palm oil and timber datasets, and updates to ISINs.

Explore the latest data: https://t.co/lGu3N2QLcL

#deforestationdata #supplychains

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🎂 @OfficialZSL turns 200 today.

Two centuries of protecting species, restoring habitats, training conservationists and creating change, all of it depending on people, communities, governments and businesses choosing to act for nature.

Nature can recover. And the private sector can help make it happen.

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#ZSL200 #Bicentenary

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Strong start with our Southeast Asia session earlier today, highlighting real challenges in traceability, standards, and EUDR readiness in the region.

Up next: Latin America.

Still time to join later today at 4PM BST 👇

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A @OfficialZSL Webinar: Deforestation risk & EUDR through a financial lens

How should financial institutions assess exposure and engage clients?

📅 Mon 13 April
🌏 9:30am BST (Southeast Asia focus)
🌎 4:00pm BST (Latin America focus)

Register: https://t.co/WgFTuIkxTC

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A @OfficialZSL Webinar: Deforestation risk & EUDR through a financial lens

How should financial institutions assess exposure and engage clients?

📅 Mon 13 April
🌏 9:30am BST (Southeast Asia focus)
🌎 4:00pm BST (Latin America focus)

Register: https://t.co/WgFTuIkxTC

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Credible timber origin testing starts with good data.

@OfficialZSL collected reference samples in Cameroon to strengthen @WorldForestID's reference library, improving the accuracy of chemical testing as a tool for risk-based due diligence. Read the story by our partner @TimberDevUK: https://t.co/aAniTH0FuI

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Environmental crime is evolving fast, but many technologies that could strengthen responses remain underused or overlooked. ECO-SOLVE is horizon scanning existing and emerging technologies that could make a real difference. Call for ideas open until 15 March: https://t.co/ahZfFpUt5a

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Mirjam leads @OfficialZSL's engagement with businesses, overseeing work that helps transform corporate practice to address the root drivers of nature loss and deliver measurable outcomes for species, habitats and people.

Explore more about our work here: https://t.co/0PMTLdfilk

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Great to see Dr Mirjam Hazenbosch of @OfficialZSL included in Product of Change’s International Women’s Day 2026 list recognising women leading progress in sustainability!

See the full list: https://t.co/KAiQqDh6jL

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We're delighted to announce Kathryn England as ZSL's permanent Chief Executive Officer.

Kathryn has been at ZSL for over 10 years and brings deep institutional knowledge, a background in wildlife health, and an unshakeable commitment to our mission. We couldn't be more excited about what comes next – for ZSL, for wildlife, and for the natural world.

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Learn more about ZSL's Sustainable Business and Finance work: https://t.co/0PMTLdfilk

Explore ZSL's conservation work in Kenya: https://t.co/QOz3KFaCwV

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“There is a transition underway from reactive compensation to preventative coexistence financing.”

@OfficialZSL and partners in Kenya convened to discuss the design of the HWCX Outcome Accelerator Bond, complementing the government's Digital Compensation Scheme (DCS) and shifting how human-wildlife conflict is addressed.

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Outcome bonds are not simply sustainable finance instruments, they are transition finance.

Time-bound (usually 5 years), they mobilise upfront investment to establish systems that generate long-term, sustainable revenue and deliver lasting human-wildlife coexistence outcomes.

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Ecosystem degradation affects yields and disrupts supply chains. That can mean revenue volatility and stranded assets.

We're taking the time on #WorldWildlifeDay to call for the integration of land-use risk into financial and buying decisions.

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Habitat loss remains one of the primary drivers of wildlife population decline around the world.

As habitats are lost and fragmented, the ecosystems they support begin to degrade, weakening services such as water regulation, soil fertility and pollination.

#WorldWildlifeDay

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What is really holding private investment back from mobilising funds into nature at scale?

@OfficialZSL's CEO reflects on the discussion from the recent event with @EUdelegationUK and @JessikaRoswall on unlocking finance for nature.

Read the full piece: https://t.co/Z8wairVPY6