Financial Institutions
How banks, asset managers, and insurers use Darwin for nature risk assessment
Financial Institutions
Darwin helps banks, asset managers, insurers, and private equity firms assess and manage nature-related risks across their portfolios.
Key Use Cases
Portfolio Screening
Screen investments for biodiversity exposure and nature-related risks.
TNFD Reporting
Generate disclosures aligned with TNFD recommendations.
Portfolio Biodiversity Assessment
The Challenge
Financial institutions need to understand biodiversity risks across thousands of holdings but lack standardized data and methodologies.
How Darwin Helps
- Upload your portfolio - Companies, funds, or assets
- Map to sectors - Darwin links holdings to economic sectors
- Compute footprints - Using EXIOBASE for financial exposure
- Identify hotspots - See which holdings drive the most impact
Example Workflow
Import Portfolio
Upload your holdings as CSV with company names, sectors, and investment amounts.
Run Assessment
Darwin maps each holding to environmental pressures through EXIOBASE.
Review Results
See biodiversity impact scores aggregated and by holding.
Generate Report
Export TNFD-aligned disclosures or detailed Excel analysis.
TNFD Compliance
Darwin outputs align with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework.
LEAP Approach Support
| Phase | Darwin Capability |
|---|---|
| Locate | Map physical locations of investees on environmental layers |
| Evaluate | Quantify dependencies and impacts on nature |
| Assess | Score nature-related risks and opportunities |
| Prepare | Generate disclosure-ready reports |
Metrics Covered
Darwin provides metrics across TNFD's recommended indicators:
- Land use and land use change
- Water consumption and pollution
- GHG emissions
- Biodiversity impact (species.year)
Real Estate & Infrastructure
For institutions with physical assets:
- Site-level assessment - Upload property locations
- Environmental overlays - Protected areas, water stress, deforestation risk
- Due diligence - Screen acquisitions before investment
Integration with ESG Workflows
Darwin complements existing ESG processes:
- Export data to your ESG platform
- Combine with climate (TCFD) analysis
- Feed into proprietary risk models
Start with your largest holdings or highest-risk sectors for quick wins before scaling to full portfolio coverage.
Getting Started
- Pilot project: Start with a single fund or sector
- Data collection: Gather portfolio composition data
- Assessment: Run initial screening
- Iterate: Refine with better data where needed
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