Collaborating on the Updated 2024 SBTN Guidance

The Situation As an investor in battery energy storage systems (BESS) and renewable energy generation projects, Harmony Energy Income Trust (HEIT) sought to enhance its understanding, management, and disclosure of climate-and nature-related risks and opportunities. Based in the UK, HEIT’s business model supports and depends on a successful net-zero transition and thriving natural ecosystems, making…

The Situation The Science-Based Targets Network (SBTN) was looking to revise its technical guidance for setting corporate nature targets. SBTN chose Anthesis to act as lead facilitator of a working group aimed at providing improved technical guidance to support companies in estimating nature-related impacts of key commodities. Following an informative pilot program, the Science-Based Targets…

The Situation Anthesis supported an American Food and Beverage provider in their efforts toward reducing its exposure to key risks within its bioenergy supply chain. We conducted a forest risk assessment to help identify and manage potential risks associated with deforestation, environmental degradation, and social issues. The risk assessment helped to inform the development of…

The Situation A multinational life sciences company—reached out seeking support to amplify its already ambitious No Deforestation commitment and to better understand their potential obligations under the European Union’s Deforestation Regulation. Solutions Nature Impact The analysis, research, and recommendations has helped our partner further tailor and adapt its sourcing strategy to better reflect best practices…

The Situation Half of our coral reefs have already died, and the other half are severely threatened. The Ocean Agency needed a branded movement that could inspire brands to raise awareness about their critical plight. Solutions Brand & Communications Impact Global brands joined the movement to use their advertising and media budgets to raise awareness,…

The Situation The UK uses more water than it rains – but awareness of how we can save water is low. Our challenge was to encourage Affinity Water’s users across South East England to do their bit and use water more efficiently. We knew that getting people to change entrenched daily behaviours would take more than…

The Situation Pacific Institute’s objective was to coordinate a clustered pilot in the Noyyal-Bhavani River Basin in South India where three global apparel companies have facilities and operations to drive action informed by catchment context. Anthesis worked with the Pacific Institute, in collaboration with the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE),…

The Situation A Swedish Government Agency wanted to understand and quantify the public value of “good environmental status” (GES) in Sweden’s marine waters in accordance with the European Union’s Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Anthesis conducted a comprehensive study to measure public willingness to pay to achieve GES in marine waters.  Solutions Water Stewardship Impact…

The Situation Galliford Try manage the facilities for two private finance initiative secondary schools. In a time of rising energy costs, the schools were keen to reduce running costs and carbon emissions and to engage building users. Anthesis supported Galliford Try with the application of a total energy management service for the schools to manage…

The Situation A large food and beverage supplier want to define what the company’s Water Stewardship Strategy could look like with the aim of integrating water stewardship into regular business processes so that it becomes an everyday, “business as usual” consideration. Also, to enable the organisation to participate in the CDP Water programme and to…