If a tree falls in a forest… Getting to grips with SDG 15: Life on Land

Investor action around UN Sustainable Development Goal 15 – Life on Land – is slow, but it is gathering momentum. Capital Monitor look at how a handful of investors are embracing technology as part of the approach to managing deforestation risk. Our director Arjen got interviewed by Polly Bindman to explore how satellite technology can help sustainable finance.

 

Arjan Ruijis, senior responsible investment officer at Actiam, says: “Satelligence has made a method to delineate whether deforestation can be linked to a certain company, and that was very innovative, very new, and it’s data that we are missing.”