Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. has partnered with NatureAlpha to integrate AI-driven nature and biodiversity risk analytics into its Climate Analytics Platform. This collaboration enhances ICE’s ability to provide comprehensive climate risk metrics for fixed income and equity assets, addressing the growing need for biodiversity-focused financial insights.
ICE integrates NatureAlpha’s biodiversity metrics into its Climate Analytics Platform.
Covers 8.5 million global asset locations, 1.7M corporate bonds, and 11,500 equities.
Supports TNFD compliance and real-time hazard monitoring.
Enhances portfolio management with AI-driven, science-based data.
Part of ICE’s broader climate data offerings, including physical and transition risks.
Current ICE stock price: $180.81 (see finance card above for details).
The ICE Climate Analytics Platform now incorporates NatureAlpha’s Geoverse 2.0, offering granular biodiversity and nature risk insights across 8.5 million global asset locations. Mapped to 1.7 million corporate bonds and 11,500 global equities, this integration provides institutional investors with tools for portfolio management, multi-asset class dashboards, and real-time hazard monitoring.
“Biodiversity loss is a consideration when analyzing climate and financial stability,” said Larry Lawrence, Head of ICE Climate. “With the addition of NatureAlpha data, we are providing clients with the tools to help them manage climate and nature-related financial risks, supporting everything from trading strategies to reporting and regulatory compliance.”
NatureAlpha’s platform leverages 28 geospatial layers and processes 14.8 billion calculations per second, achieving a 99.5% accuracy rate. This enables precise risk assessments for biodiversity and environmental impacts, aligning with frameworks like the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). The integration supports investors in managing natural world risks and making informed capital allocation decisions.
“Working with ICE augments NatureAlpha’s role as a provider of pioneering nature data and analytics,” said Nick Hough-Robbins, CEO of NatureAlpha. “The integration of our nature and biodiversity data within ICE’s Climate Analytics platform will empower clients to understand and mitigate their natural world risk.”
This partnership builds on ICE’s history of expanding its environmental and climate data offerings, including acquisitions like risQ and Level 11 Analytics in 2021 and the launch of Nature-Based Solutions futures in 2022. The addition of NatureAlpha’s data strengthens ICE’s position as a leader in sustainable finance, offering a holistic view of climate risks across asset classes. For detailed stock performance, see the finance card above for ICE (NYSE: ICE, current price: $180.81).
The integration supports global regulatory compliance and enhances transparency for investors navigating climate and biodiversity risks. With monthly updates and client-driven experimental tools, ICE’s platform evolves to meet the demands of a dynamic financial landscape, empowering organizations to prioritize sustainability in investment decisions.
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. is a Fortune 500 company that designs, builds and operates digital networks that connect people to opportunity. We provide financial technology and data services across major asset classes helping our customers access mission-critical workflow tools that increase transparency and efficiency. ICE’s futures, equity, and options exchanges – including the New York Stock Exchange – and clearing houses help people invest, raise capital and manage risk. We offer some of the world’s largest markets to trade and clear energy and environmental products. Our fixed income, data services and execution capabilities provide information, analytics and platforms that help our customers streamline processes and capitalize on opportunities. At ICE Mortgage Technology, we are transforming U.S. housing finance, from initial consumer engagement through loan production, closing, registration and the long-term servicing relationship. Together, ICE transforms, streamlines and automates industries to connect our customers to opportunity.
NatureAlpha provides AI and data-driven insights to support a range of solutions including nature and biodiversity risk-related metrics, indexed products, compliance tools and nature-linked financial consulting. NatureAlpha utilises curated datasets from the world’s most authoritative scientific, regulatory, corporate and governmental sources including internationally agreed goals as detailed in the Convention for Biodiversity and IUCN, and in line with the Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosures’ framework.
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