BlackRock to integrate nature data into BSI investment analytics

BlackRock has teamed up with the Natural History Museum in London to integrate nature and biodiversity data into its investment analytics, in a bid to help investors quantify nature-related financial risks.

The partnership, announced during London's Climate Actio Week, will see the asset manager will incorporate the Museum’s Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) into BlackRock Sustainable Investing Intelligence™ (BSI Intel), a platform that currently manages $125bn in strategies. 

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The BII, developed by NHM researchers, tracks biodiversity health across more than 76,000 species and 50,000 locations, offering investors a scientifically robust metric for assessing ecosystem integrity.

Chris Kaminker, head of Sustainable Investment Research and Analytics at BlackRock, noted that over 80% of the firm’s largest clients in Europe and Asia-Pacific have set sustainability objectives. He described the BII as a “financially material dataset” that helps identify companies benefiting from sustainability dynamics not yet fully priced into markets.

The collaboration aims to address growing concerns about nature-related financial risks.

According to PwC, an estimated $58trn of global GDP is moderately or highly dependent on nature.

BlackRock’s own research suggests that natural capital’s value to the economy remains underpriced, exposing companies reliant on resources like water to physical and operational risks.

Doug Gurr, director of the Natural History Museum, called the partnership a “landmark collaboration” aimed at accelerating finance mobilisation towards addressing biodiversity challenges. The integration allows portfolio managers to use forward-looking scenario modelling based on historical biodiversity trends to inform investment decisions.

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