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Project: Promoting Corporate Accountability in Zimbabwe’s Mining sector through Sustainability Reporting and Media Engagement for access to information Project Implementation Location(s): Zimbabue Project Cluster: Legal Organization: Zimbabwe Environmental Law Association (ZELA) Project Year: 2024 Project Summary: As of January 2024, compliance with ESG standards became a legal requirement in Zimbabwe. This mandates all publicly listed companies on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange […]

Project: Mapping the Global Accountability Stakeholders Project Cluster: Data & Standards Organization: Vibrant Data Labs Project Implementation Location(s): Global Project Year: 2023 – 2024 Project Summary: To develop an interactive, visually searchable map of the corporate accountability ecosystem (focused on nature), including global and local NGOs LinkedIn Website

Project: Mapping Stakeholders promoting Accountability for Nature in the Amazon and Chaco Biomes Project Cluster: Data & Standards Organization: Fundación Avina Project Implementation Location(s): Latin America Project Year: 2024 Project Summary: Conduct a mapping of existing organizations that are addressing corporate accountability for nature (primarily) and climate (secondary) in South America. The mapping exercise is intended to help understand how the […]

Project: Enhancing Corporate Accountability Through an Online Platform: Mapping and Monitoring the Impact of Extractive Investment and Operations in Africa. Project Cluster: Data & Standards Organization: Southern Africa Resource Watch (SARW) Project Implementation Location(s): Africa Project Year: 2023 – 2024 Project Summary: Project support designed to support formative research on requirements, and technical feasibility and establish partnerships with potential users for […]

Project: Documenting and advocating for the protection of the mining environment in the DRC Project Cluster: Legal Organization: African Resource Watch ( AFREWATCH) Project Implementation Location(s): DRC Project Year: 2024 Project Summary: Evidence collection, air pollution monitoring and standard setting in the DRC in and around cobalt mines Website

Project: Deforestation-free finance transition pathway (DEFT) Project Cluster: Finance Organization: Global Canopy Project Implementation Location(s): South America Project Year: 2024 Project Summary: To provide finance networks with a framework of clear, timebound and practicable expectations for deforestation-free action by the companies they finance LinkedIn Website

Project: Creating company and sector profiles with footprinting data for investor engagement: Full-scale Multitool Study Project Cluster: Legal Organization: Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfBF) Project Implementation Location(s): Europe Project Year: 2023 -2024 Project Summary: Project support for a next stage full-scale Multi-tool Study to build sector and company profiles for investors to provide the information required to enable investor signatories to […]

Project: COP16 – Finance and Biodiversity Pavilion Project Cluster: Finance Organization: Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfBF) Project Implementation Location(s): Europe Project Year: 2024 Project Summary: The Finance and Biodiversity Pavilion, a partnership between Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, UNEP FI and UNDP, will serve as a central hub to discuss the alignment of financial flows with the goals and targets of the […]

Project: Building New Sources of Power to Protect the Amazon Biome Project Cluster: Finance Organization: Stand.earth Project Implementation Location(s): South America Project Year: 2023 – 2024 Project Summary: Project support to Stand.earth’s campaign to secure a systemic shift that re-prioritizes the environmental and economic value of ecological hot spots and the people that depend on them. The initiative is advancing systems […]

Project: Building Corporate Accountability through Strengthening Human Rights and Environmental Due Diligence Standards and Investor and Civil Society Oversight Capabilities Project Cluster: Finance Organization: Rights CoLab Project Implementation Location(s): Global Project Year: 2023 – 2024 Project Summary: This project advances corporate accountability by providing the finance sector with the tools it needs to hold companies to their nature, climate, and human […]