News in the spotlight: Kayrros launches nature impact platform for nature risk analysis
Kayrros launched its Nature Impact Platform on March 30, 2026, a biodiversity intelligence tool using machine learning, satellite imagery, and geospatial data to assess nature risks at individual asset levels. The platform delivers precise environmental metrics for due diligence, portfolio construction, and regulatory reporting. Developed and piloted with BNP Paribas Asset Management across European real assets—including solar farms, data centers, and energy utilities—it accelerated biodiversity analysis, improved project selection for capital allocation, and identified ecologically sensitive zones around sites.
Products and Services
Novisto acquires carbon accounting provider Minimum
Novisto, a leading enterprise sustainability management platform, acquired London-based carbon management software firm Minimum to create a comprehensive end-to-end solution for ESG data handling. The deal integrates Minimum’s specialized carbon accounting technology into Novisto’s architecture, establishing a unified system for global enterprises facing complex regulations like CSRD, UK SRS, and California’s SB 253. Minimum’s strengths—automated data ingestion from diverse sources, high-precision Scope 1-3 calculations, supplier engagement, financed emissions tracking, and real-time decarbonization analytics—now complement Novisto’s broader ESG capabilities. The combined platform offers a single source of truth covering environmental, social, and governance metrics, with ready templates for GRI, SASB, TCFD, and ISSB frameworks. Key features include double materiality workflows, risk assessments for physical/transition/supply chain exposures, and AI-driven automation.
Ambienta takes major stake in Italian plant-based dairy producer The Bridge
Ambienta has acquired a significant stake in The Bridge, an Italian producer of plant-based dairy alternatives, marking a further step in its focus on sustainable food businesses. The investment is intended to support the company’s growth and expansion in Europe, where demand for plant-based products continues to rise. The Bridge, known for its range of organic and plant-based drinks and desserts, has built a position in a market driven by changing consumer preferences, health considerations, and environmental concerns. Ambienta said the investment aligns with its strategy of backing businesses that can deliver environmental benefits through lower resource use and reduced emissions compared with conventional products. The transaction also reflects growing private equity interest in food categories linked to decarbonization and sustainable consumption. Financial terms were not disclosed.
Regulations, Law and Frameworks
GRI publishes proposal for pollution disclosure standards
GRI launched a public consultation on March 30, 2026, for three exposure drafts updating pollution-related standards to improve corporate transparency on air, soil pollution, and critical incidents. Proposals introduce the first GRI Topic Standard for soil pollution, expand GRI 305: Emissions disclosures, and overhaul GRI 306: Effluents and Waste to cover emergency preparedness, prevention, and response for all significant spills and incidents beyond just pollution events. Recent GRI research reveals patchy air pollution reporting in high-emitting sectors, while the World Air Quality Report shows 91% of countries exceeding WHO guidelines amid worsening global conditions driven by human activity. Feedback is open until June 8, 2026, via online survey. Global webinars on April 15-16 and May 13 explain drafts. GSSB commissioned the project in March 2024 to deliver comparable data for investors navigating USD40 trillion+ in ESG assets.
ESG Data and Analytics
Kayrros launches nature impact platform for nature risk analysis
Kayrros launched its Nature Impact Platform on March 30, 2026, a biodiversity intelligence tool using machine learning, satellite imagery, and geospatial data to assess nature risks at individual asset levels. The platform delivers precise environmental metrics for due diligence, portfolio construction, and regulatory reporting. Developed and piloted with BNP Paribas Asset Management across European real assets—including solar farms, data centers, and energy utilities—it accelerated biodiversity analysis, improved project selection for capital allocation, and identified ecologically sensitive zones around sites. Results were showcased at the PRI conference in November 2025. The solution addresses finance’s traditional biodiversity data gaps, enabling integration of nature-related risks under frameworks like TNFD, SFDR, CSRD, and France’s Article 29. It quantifies impacts to shift capital from destructive activities toward regenerative projects, measuring success through reduced biodiversity loss and enhanced ESG performance.
Net Zero Commitments
Nasdaq buys Carbon Credits aligned with EU’s new standards
Nasdaq backed Stockholm Exergi’s BECCS project, one of the first carbon removal deals certified under the EU’s CRCF Regulation. The Stockholm facility burns biomass like wood waste for heat and electricity while capturing CO₂ for permanent storage under the North Sea, mineralizing it into stable rock formations. Operational from 2028, it targets 7.83 million tonnes CO₂e removal in its first decade—one of the world’s largest initiatives. This technological approach offers durability over nature-based methods, supporting EU climate neutrality by 2050 and building Northern Europe’s CCS infrastructure. The EU framework standardizes measurement, independent verification, long-term storage, and reporting to eliminate double-counting and greenwashing risks plaguing voluntary markets. It covers BECCS, direct air capture, biochar, and carbon farming, fostering cross-border tradability and investor confidence.