翻译练习：Making Business Work For Nature（2）

This year alone, the COVID-19 pandemic - which has already resulted in more than one million deaths - has disrupted supply chains, tanked global demend, and pushed the world economy into a deep recession. Meanwhile, businesses in the United States have been facing massive wildfires and rolling power blackouts amid intense heat waves. The world's largest tropical wetland - the Pantanal in Brazil - is also on fire. And China and Africa have been hit by severe flooding. It is clearly in companies interests to avoid the proliferation and escalation of such catastrophes.

仅今年一年，新冠肺炎——已经导致超过100万死亡——已经打断了供应链，影响了全球需求，将世界置于深度衰退的境地。同时，在美国的企业已经在面对大规模山火和高温下接连发生的大规模停电。世界最大的热带湿地——巴西潘塔纳尔湿地——也着火了。中国和非洲受到严重洪水袭击。很明显，避免此类灾害的扩散与升级符合企业的利益。

Even in the short term, putting sustainability at the heart of decision-makes good business sense. Since the beginning of the COVID-19 crisis, sustainable investments have outperformed the wider market, and the growth of investment in companies with high environment, social, and governance(ESG) ratings continues apace. Companies aiming to attract investment are increasingly incorporating meaningful ESG action into their strategies.

即使从短期来看，推进可持续发展成为核心决策——可以创造好的商业意义。自从新冠肺炎危机开始以来，可持续的投资优于更广义的市场，有高环境、社会与管理（ESG）评级的公司投资增长更快。想要吸引投资的公司越来越把有意义的ESG活动加入到他们的目标之中。

It is therefore unsurprising that a growing number of businesses are taking action to protect and restore the natural resources on which they depend. At least 530 businesses have committed to taking action to reverse ecological losses, and at least 1,200 companies are already taking steps such as conserving forests or adopting regenerative agricultural practices.

因此，越来越多的企业采取行动来保护和恢复他们依赖的自然资源并不让人感到惊奇。至少有350家企业已经承诺了要采取行动扭转生态损失，至少1200家企业已采取措施，比如保护森林或采取可再生的农业生产活动。