Climate Action Summit - Investing in Nature

To support the global need for expanded investment in nature and conservation, this session explored how and why businesses should mobilise capital for nature-based solutions. It looked at the benefits that companies may experience in investing in natural capital connected to their operations, and how this builds business resiliency. The event also examined growing investor expectations and requirements for nature and biodiversity to be considered in investment portfolios, and how this supports net zero commitments.
Speakers included:
- Jessica Smith, Nature Lead at UNEP Finance Initiative
- Greta Talbot-Jones, Associate Director at Responsible Investment, Aviva Investors
- Cécile Girardin, Director at Nature-based Insetting, Technical Director at Nature-Based Solutions Initiative, and Science Lead at University of Oxford Biodiversity Network
Resources referenced during the session:
- Aviva Investors’ climate action policies: www.avivainves...
- Aviva Investors’ Glen Dye project: www.gov.uk/gov...
- Convention on Biological Diversity's Proposed Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework: www.cbd.int/co...
- The Economics of Biodiversity: The Dasgupta Review: www.gov.uk/gov...
- ENCORE tool: encore.natural...
- Green Finance Institute's Financing Nature podcast: www.greenfinan...
- Living Planet Index: livingplanetin...
- Nature-based Insetting: www.naturebase...
- Nature-based Solutions Initiative: www.naturebase...
- Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD): tnfd.global
- UNEP Finance Initiative’s Nature programme: www.unepfi.org...
- UNEP State of Finance for Nature Report: www.unep.org/r...
- UN Global Compact’s Oceans work: www.unglobalco...
- UN Principles for Responsible Investment: www.unpri.org
- UN Principles for Sustainable Insurance: www.unepfi.org...