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• [New] Work on incorporating biodiversity risks into mainstream disclosure and risk mitigation strategies is advancing at the ECB, in the Network for Greening the Financial System and in the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures. Bruegel | The Brussels-based economic think tank
• [New] The eurozone lender of last resort was stepping up its monitoring of the financial risks linked to the destruction of ecosystem services, which are nature-related processes or assets that support human activity. The Guardian
• While other niche frameworks exist (like the TNFD for nature-related risks), most businesses in 2026 use a combination of GRI for general impact and ISSB or ESRS for regulatory and investor compliance. EcoVadis
• Growing regulatory pressures around ESG compliance, increasing sophistication of cyber attacks and the interconnected nature of global supply chains are top concerns for many, as they have the potential to disrupt operations and erode stakeholder trust. Default
• Given the widespread and common nature of Metarhizium in the western United States, potential environmental impacts are expected to be minimal if it was approved for use in the United States. Federal Register
• Enter COMPASS, a new pan-cancer AI model introduced in Nature Medicine that analyzes tumour gene expression to forecast immunotherapy success across 33 cancer types and multiple immune checkpoint inhibitors. This Week in Science
• AI will continue to have significant and far-reaching impacts on the future of work, fundamentally reshaping the nature of work across nearly every sector of the global economy, extending well beyond creative industries, customer service and administration. Unicaf - Scholarship Programme
• The rapid proliferation of drones, coupled with lessons emerging from recent conflicts in the Middle East, Ukraine and South Asia, is transforming the nature of security threats worldwide. ADU Media
• With at least half of global gross domestic product considered moderately or highly dependent on nature, there is mounting evidence that environmental-economic risks extend well beyond the climate system to include biodiversity loss, deforestation, water stress and broader environmental change. Nature
• Several of the 2026's projected beauty trends emphasize the fun and colorful nature of makeup, with alternative mascara colours being a low-stakes way to embolden a look. Women
• The scale of the five-year commercial permits (2025-2029) highlights the industrial nature of modern whaling operations, driven in part by export demand, particularly from Japan. OceanCare
• With life expectancies rising as health-related suffering grows, and efforts to extend the human lifespan unfold against a backdrop of rising health inequalities, the landscape and nature of dying in 2050 is uncertain. PubMed Central (PMC)
• Nature-related opportunities are already emerging across real economy value chains and the World Economic Forum estimates that a shift toward a nature-positive economy could unlock over US$10 tn in business opportunities and 395 million jobs. Climate Innovation Forum
• Governments, central banks, financial regulators and international financial institutions such as the World Bank and International Monetary Fund cannot afford to ignore nature-related financial risk. Nature
• Debt in lower-income, often biodiversity-rich countries that already face among the world's highest borrowing costs may be especially vulnerable to higher risk premia driven by nature loss. Nature

Last updated: 09 August 2026