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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

Advancing Ocean knowledge: Our eDNA partnership

Our partnership has conducted eDNA testing in seven Ocean locations. In this report we explain the use of eDNA and summarise our findings so far.

Apr. 21, 2026

Measuring ocean biodiversity

eDNA and the wonders of Monterey Bay

Monterey Bay, in northern California, is beautiful both above and below the waterline. It supports remarkable marine biodiversity. So we expected our most recent round of eDNA testing there to show some exciting results – and it did.

Mar. 09, 2026

PERSPECTIVES

ESG and Sustainability Market Monitor

The PERSPECTIVES ESG and Sustainability Market Monitor is designed to help you make informed decisions and fully realise the potential of sustainable investing.

Jan. 30, 2026

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

PERSPECTIVES

ESG and Sustainability Market Monitor

The PERSPECTIVES ESG and Sustainability Market Monitor is designed to help you make informed decisions and fully realise the potential of sustainable investing.

Jan. 30, 2026

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

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