Investor Engagement Brief on Nature: Chemicals Sector

The Investor Nature Engagement Brief series provides practical guidance for investors engaging with the eight high-impact sectors identified by Nature Action 100. Each brief supports effective investor-company engagement to help drive positive outcomes for nature.

This brief focuses on the Chemicals sector.

The Chemicals sector generates more than 6% of the overall potential biodiversity impact from companies in the MSCI ACWI Index, ranking third among all assessed sectors. With chemical pollution threatening 20% of the world’s Red List species and serving as the primary driver of extinction risk for some, informed investor engagement is critical to reducing impacts on biodiversity, pollution, emissions and waste while supporting a more sustainable sector transition.

This brief includes: 

• Insights into the sector’s impacts and dependencies on nature, including key biodiversity risks  
• Practical guidance on company actions that support alignment with the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF)  
• Ready-to-use engagement questions to help investors structure conversations with companies  
• Curated tools, frameworks and resources to support effective nature-related engagement