I've spent 25 years working across consulting, finance and sustainability, and the question I kept coming back to was the same one businesses are grappling with now: how do you turn nature commitments into action that actually holds up? 

Investors are asking harder questions about conservation outcomes. Our latest article explains how outcome-based finance models, including new Outcome Bonds, can deliver measurable returns for nature, communities and investors, and looks at ZSL's own work developing Mangrove Restoration and Human-Wildlife Coexistence Outcome Bonds.

What does EUDR mean for your institution?

With the December 2026 deadline for EUDR approaching, we unpacked deforestation risk from a financial institution's perspective, drawing on legal, producer and standards expertise across Southeast Asia and Latin America. 

Can you verify where your timber comes from? A practical guide to chemical testing

Chemical testing is moving from forensic niche to mainstream due diligence tool. World Forest ID's Victor Deklerck explains what it means for timber companies navigating complex, higher-risk supply chains.