Collaborative Efforts to Enhance Biodiversity Management
Aioi R&D Lab-Oxford has teamed up with Natcap (Natural Capital Research) to innovate the management of biodiversity risks using state-of-the-art nature intelligence. This synergy aims to develop a groundbreaking solution for businesses to evaluate the location, type, and magnitude of biodiversity risks they face.
This partnership is bolstered by a strategic capital and business alliance between Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance Co., Ltd., part of the MS&AD Insurance Group, and Natcap. This investment is instrumental in advancing Natcap’s nature intelligence platform, broadening sales cooperation, and facilitating Natcap’s entry into the Japanese and East Asian markets.
Bringing AI and Human Expertise Together
Established in 2022, Aioi R&D Lab-Oxford is a joint venture between Aioi Nissay Dowa Insurance and Oxford University’s Mind Foundry, designed to address global issues by combining human intelligence with artificial intelligence (AI). Their collaboration with Natcap, a UK-based enterprise specializing in helping businesses measure and manage nature risks, stands as one of their most crucial initiatives.
This partnership has been pivotal in enhancing Natcap’s unique nature intelligence solutions and has led to the development of the first-of-its-kind Nature Risk Solution. This innovative approach employs advanced geospatial data for conducting automated site-level risk assessments.
Advancing Nature-Positive Business Strategies
By leveraging Natcap’s proprietary nature intelligence capabilities, the solution empowers organizations to adopt nature-positive strategies, redirect capital towards conservation efforts, and adhere to evolving regulatory frameworks such as the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
Ken Onuma, CTO of Aioi R&D Lab-Oxford, emphasized: “Businesses today are increasingly held accountable for their environmental impact. They face new regulations that demand measurement, reporting, and action on environmental risks. Despite this, biodiversity data often remains scarce and is infrequently aligned with financial risk assessments. Our partnership with Natcap supports the refinement and widespread adoption of a pioneering solution that enables businesses to integrate nature into their strategies, thereby providing regulators and customers with greater confidence in their sustainability commitments.”
