Sustainability insights
Explore our events, podcasts and other content with a focus on preserving biodiversity and creating a sustainable blue economy.
To invest effectively over the long term, you need to understand the long-term trends affecting our world.
That’s why our in-house experts brief our clients regularly on the biggest challenges facing our environment and society, and how these could affect their portfolios – with help from external thought-leaders.
Measuring ocean biodiversity
New York harbour secrets: eels and eDNA
Following eDNA testing at multiple locations around the world with our partners the SailGP Germany team and NatureMetrics, we returned to New York one year on to discover what our 2025 eDNA survey reveals about the city's underwater inhabitants.
Oct 28, 2025
Measuring ocean biodiversity
Aussie eDNA: our sampling programme reaches Sydney Harbour
Sydney Harbour was one of the destinations for Deutsche Bank’s global eDNA sampling programme. We spoke to scientist Dr. Vanessa Pirotta about how this collaborative initiative can contribute to our knowledge of local marine life.
Jul 28, 2025
Measuring ocean biodiversity
Understanding our oceans: Deutsche Bank eDNA testing programme reaches Alaska
Deutsche Bank’s eDNA testing programme continues, giving new insights on marine life around the world.
May 24, 2025
ESG jargon-buster
What is the blue economy?
The blue economy can be defined most broadly as all economic activity, whether it is sustainable or not, with a direct or indirect link to ‘ocean’.
Apr 24, 2025
PERSPECTIVES Special
ESG and Sustainability Market Monitor
The client-ready ESG and Sustainability Market Monitor helps you stay informed and up-to-date on the latest developments in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and the transition to more sustainable economies.
Apr 14, 2025
PERSPECTIVES Special
ESG and Sustainability Market Monitor
The client-ready ESG and Sustainability Market Monitor helps you stay informed and up-to-date on the latest developments in environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing and the transition to more sustainable economies.
Apr 14, 2025
PERSPECTIVES Special
New Blue Perspectives: Monitoring Ocean Biodiversity
In this report, we describe initial findings from our research project to monitor ocean biodiversity. Working with our partners, we used environmental DNA (eDNA) techniques to analyse ocean water samples.
Oct 10, 2024
Measuring ocean biodiversity
eDNA: measuring ocean biodiversity
We’re always looking for ways to connect our partners and raise awareness of things we know our clients care about. Together with our partners, we track biodiversity in our ocean in this eDNA project initiative.
Oct 01, 2024
ESG jargon-buster
What are Life Pillars?
Life Pillars provide essential resources and services crucial for the prosperity of humanity and the global economy — and yet they are often undervalued or taken for granted.
Aug 01, 2024
CIO Life Pillar report
Atmosphere: Shield of the earth
The third in our trilogy of keynote presentations on the Earth's "Life Pillars" explains why climate-related risks and opportunities should be important considerations for investors with regard to long-term portfolio development.
Mar 26, 2024
Feature article
Giving nature its true value
In the midst of a climate and inequality crisis, is it time to ditch GDP as a measure of economic success? Academics, conservationists and, increasingly, investors are looking to other factors such as natural capital.
May 04, 2023
CIO Life Pillar report
Land: A key Life Pillar
In our publication, we take a deep look at the importance of biodiversity, particularly from an investor's perspective.
Apr 18, 2023
Expert opinion
Markus Müller on the nature economy
What if we redesigned our economic model to take into account the cost of using nature? Markus Müller explains how the health of the world's natural capital is something we now have to articulate and factor into all our financial decisions.
Apr 13, 2023
Event video
The Art of Adaptation: Hybrid Landscapes
At an event hosted in our lounge during Frieze London & Frieze Masters, minds from the worlds of art, science and economics came together to explore what adaptation means in a time of radical change.
Nov 23, 2022
PERSPECTIVES Special
Nature-based Solutions and the climate crisis
Nature-based Solutions (NbS) will help us tackle the climate crisis. But to fully harness their potential, we need a precise conceptual understanding of what they are and the benefits they provide.
Sep 22, 2022