Environmental Finance

🌳🌎 On Tuesday, Environmental Finance welcomed hundreds of attendees to the sixth edition of its 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗔 conference. Held in London, the event highlighted that natural capital remains the ‘hot topic’ of sustainable investing but more infrastructure building is needed. Much has changed since the first event six years ago, as the market continues to mature and financial structures become better equipped to take nature into consideration. Optimism ran through much of the day—including in networking sessions. While the challenges of investing in nature were acknowledged, many emphasised the importance of focusing on solutions rather than obstacles. The key theme for the market’s next phase? 𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲. 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗹𝗲𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗘𝗙 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗺: 𝑻𝑵𝑭𝑫 𝒔𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒔 𝒑𝒊𝒍𝒐𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒓𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒑𝒍𝒂𝒏𝒔 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eekw4WRg 𝑬𝑩𝑹𝑫 𝒄𝒂𝒖𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒖𝒔 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉 '𝒃𝒍𝒖𝒆 𝒃𝒐𝒏𝒅𝒔' ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eumukgpR 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒃𝒐𝒏 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕 𝒓𝒆𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒏𝒔 𝒇𝒓𝒐𝒎 𝒂𝒈𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒖𝒍𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eJPy73Zn 𝑵𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒓𝒆𝒑𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈'𝒔 𝒃𝒊𝒂𝒔 𝒕𝒐 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒂𝒍 𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒇𝒐𝒄𝒖𝒔 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e4BbPyU5 '𝑯𝒂𝒓𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒋𝒖𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒇𝒚' 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏 𝒇𝒊𝒙𝒆𝒅 𝒊𝒏𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/eahUP9s2 𝑽𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒇𝒊𝒄𝒂𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒐𝒇 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒈𝒆𝒕𝒔 𝒔𝒕𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒏𝒂𝒔𝒄𝒆𝒏𝒕 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/erCyXnKQ 𝑳𝒊𝒒𝒖𝒊𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒚 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒐 𝒔𝒄𝒂𝒍𝒆 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒅𝒆𝒃𝒕-𝒇𝒐𝒓-𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒔𝒘𝒂𝒑 𝒎𝒂𝒓𝒌𝒆𝒕 ➡️ https://lnkd.in/e5zF6H9Q 𝑹𝒆𝒔𝒊𝒍𝒊𝒆𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒄𝒓𝒆𝒅𝒊𝒕𝒔' 𝒄𝒐𝒖𝒍𝒅 𝒉𝒆𝒍𝒑 𝒇𝒊𝒏𝒂𝒏𝒄𝒆 𝒎𝒂𝒏𝒈𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒕𝒆𝒄𝒕𝒊𝒐𝒏 ➡️https://lnkd.in/esmtwq-w 𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆 𝒏𝒆𝒆𝒅𝒆𝒅 𝒐𝒗𝒆𝒓 𝒆𝒎𝒃𝒆𝒅𝒅𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒖𝒓𝒆 𝒊𝒏𝒕𝒐 𝒄𝒍𝒊𝒎𝒂𝒕𝒆 𝒆𝒇𝒇𝒐𝒓𝒕𝒔 ➡️https://lnkd.in/eZSYHsGd 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀: Roland Bull, Ashley Camhi, Carl Atkin-House, Maya Hennerkes, Paul Horrocks, Emine Isciel, Anupam Ravi, Åsa Mossberg, Giorgio Cozzolino, Ian Hudson, Theresa Bodner, Asger Strange Olesen, Fraser Green, Neelesh Agrawal, Wendy Walford, Hans Mehn, Olga Hancock, Pierre Devichi, Darius Sarshar, Michael Strzelecki, Tanja Havemann, Kiran Sehra, Josephine Richardson, Richard Harris, Laura Moss-Bromage, Joe Horrocks-Taylor, Simon Duchatelet. 𝗪𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘀: BNP Paribas Asset Management | Bidwells | Finance Earth | GIST Impact | Manulife Investment Management | SLM Partners | Climate Asset Management | Molpus Woodlands Group | Wildlife Conservation Society | MSCI Inc. | CreditNature | Calculus Carbon #development #emergingmarkets #blendedfinance #naturalcapital #climate #climatefinance #privatefinance #greenfinance #sustainability #transition #netzero #privatemarkets #biodiversity #asset #impact #impactfinance #tnfd #reporting #carbon #carboncredits #nature #forestry #agribusiness #bluefinance

🌍 𝗔𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 | 𝗦𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗔𝗺𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗮 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 📊 Join Environmental Finance this May in New york for the third annual Sustainability Data America conference.    Our industry leading conference provides attendees with solutions-focused, practical insights from investors, corporates, standard-setters and data experts on how to harness sustainability data for effective decision-making decision-making and strategy development.     ➡️ We are delighted to announce the agenda has now been released, check it out here: https://lnkd.in/e_G2a3sS 📅 𝗗𝗮𝘁𝗲: 14 May 2025 📍 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻: New York 🔗 𝗥𝗲𝗴𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗻𝗼𝘄:  https://lnkd.in/dmb4kGvw Don’t miss this opportunity to network, learn, and shape the future of sustainability data. Will we see you there? With thanks to our sponsors: MSCI Inc. | OmnexFuturepast #Sustainability #ESG #SustainableFinance #DataDriven #SustainabilityData #ESG #ESGData #DataRisk ##PrivateMarkets

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Yesterday I had the opportunity to attend and present at my favorite conference - Environmental Finance Natural Capital EMEA. I learned a lot from my fellow panelists Carl Atkin-House Maya Hennerkes Paul Horrocks about the challenges of developing #blendedfinance which I'm grateful to have as we begin to develop our first blended finance models for HIFOR Wildlife Conservation Society. Special thanks to Roland Bull for moderating. I spoke about the role of outcome bonds in scaling finance for conversation and was really happy to hear this tool referenced as a common thread throughout the day, particularly as a compliment to debt swaps for nature. Main takeaway: We need to do more faster and with diverse partners. It was so great to see colleagues and make some new friends! Ben Hoyer Nick Radford Hugo Costa Yu Takaki Abyd Karmali OBE Karmali OBE Esben Brandi Dmitry Ilin Genevieve Redgrave Neelesh Agrawal Mariella Goebl Christoph Weigl Maria Rodriguez Gismero #efnatcap #naturefinance

Yesterday, I had the privilege of speaking on a panel at the Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 event hosted by Environmental Finance, focusing on measuring and reporting impact in #nature and #biodiversity Investments. A huge thank you to my incredible fellow panelists Edmund Pragnell, Harry Ashman, Thomas Viegas and Peter Eerdmans for their insights and camaraderie, and to our amazing host and moderator Genevieve Redgrave, who guided the conversation and the event with such skill and warmth. Capital market mispricing of nature assets like #farmland and #timberland presents a massive opportunity—and when corrected, it will demand a robust track record of ecological performance, just like the fund's financial performance today. Leading land asset managers are already positioning themselves to seize this shift. Take the case of Forico in Tasmania, where natural capital accounting recently transformed asset valuation in a landmark deal. The impact cascades — Asger Strange Olesen highlighted how it shapes insurance premiums, while Simon Duchatelet pointed to its influence on bank loan rates, showing how value triples down the chain. Standardized, annual, and auditable data is the key to unlocking these opportunities. As Mattie Yeta PhD pointed out, technology will be critical moving forward, while Ian Hudson emphasized the need to distill 500-page ecological reports into investor-friendly metrics and format. A forward-looking solution lies in foundational models combining remote sensing with biophysical modeling, fine-tuned by ground data to calibrate for the local context. This providers a standardized framework to build ecological track record across the assets around the world. It was a joy to connect with familiar and new faces alike—shoutout to Charlotte Waldraff, Yin Fung (Sally) Cheung, Carl Atkin-House, Ashley Camhi, Ph.D., Abyd Karmali OBE, Bryn H. and many more for organizing and hosting such an event! #NaturalCapital #Biodiversity #Sustainability #NaturePositive

Heading back from 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 in London, hosted by Environmental Finance. An intense day of interesting discussions between investors, policymakers, and service providers on how nature and biodiversity can be given their rightful place as an integral part of sustainable finance, and potentially as assets on the balance sheet. Data was one of the key themes throughout the day. Satellite data, in particular, was highlighted as a critical scaling technology to identify nature-positive activities and track impact. Asset managers such as Robeco and our partner The Landbanking Group shared their experience using satellite and ‘groundtruth’ data. At Lobelia Earth, we pay special attention to the validation of our 𝘀𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 using in situ data. The momentum is building, but there is still work to do! #NaturalCapital #SustainableFinance #Biodiversity #SatelliteData #EarthObservation

My takeaways from yesterday's Environmental Finance Natural Capital EMEA: Opportunities & risks in forests panel: - Adapting businesses to increase resilience essential given risks climate change creates - Value beyond standing timber; holistic carbon and biodiversity opportunities, diversification incl. renewable energy & recreation projects - Francesca Parris (UK Govt International Forestry Unit) pointed out Carbon credits can provide immediate cash flow; initial revenue source while planting matures - Length of investment doesn't need to match life of the asset Integrated approach to climate & nature: - Multiple KPIs = greater co-benefits; singular focus can miss or damage other aspects of climate/biodiversity impact; one sided effort may have a detrimental link to the other. - Simplify complexity; asset owners need clear guidance as can't know all details. - Olga Hancock (Church Commissioners for England) shared insights from #IPPD Jakarta trip: Deforestation spike due to commodities demand eg nickel EV supply chain, auto company engagements progressing ISSB happening with stock exchanges, positive momentum and sustainable finance focus #SBTN - launch of science based targets for nature, to independently verify claims. #TNFD updates from Emily McKenzie incl: - Speed of adoption: 502 adopters, $6.5tn market cap, 62 of 77 SASB SICS industries covered - Pilot test of Nature Data Public Facility concept model & Nature Positive Initiative metrics Leverage tech to deliver on #TNFD: - Ian Hudson (Anglo American) pointed out struggle to digest 500+ page ecological analysis - unpack this to a set of metrics for sectors to encode if you're winning or losing & consider that variety of stakeholders expect variety of data in variety of formats. - Mattie Yeta PhD (CGI) suggests Zooming in and out; consider predictive, blockchain, web scraping to ease time consuming data collection & updates.

Thank you to Environmental Finance for hosting the 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗖𝗮𝗽𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗘𝗠𝗘𝗔 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 conference on Tuesday! 🏞️📈 We were delighted to attend, sponsor, and share insights on key issues surrounding natural capital investment approaches. Our Senior Associate Director, Doug Hull, was pleased to contribute to the panel session on "Blue Finance: Addressing Barriers to Investment and Scaling Up the Market" 🌊 We enjoyed discussing the different financial instruments and approaches needed to catalyse investment in blue finance. It was also a great opportunity to reflect on learnings so far and explore future opportunities through our own Fisheries Improvement Fund https://finance.earth/fif/, as well as the exciting initiatives being developed by fellow panellists. Many thanks to the co-panellists for sharing their expert knowledge: Chip Cunliffe, Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance Kris Atkinson, Fidelity International Julia Manning, EBRD We look forward to progressing our collective work to scale investment in vital blue and green ecosystems and their local communities. #EmergingMarkets #BlendedFinance #NaturalCapital #BlueFinance

Thanks to Environmental Finance for inviting me to speak at the annual Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference here in London. 🌍      As part of the ‘Blue finance – Addressing barriers to investment and scaling up the market’ panel, I shared how the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance's finance and insurance product pipeline is driving investable opportunities for the Ocean. 🌊      I also spoke about ORRAA's Sea Change Impact Financing Facility (SCIFF) which is developing large-scale investment instruments to finance a regenerative and sustainable blue economy - helping to build a capital market for the Ocean. 🪸    A big thank you to our moderator Jennifer Forrest, and to my fellow panellists, Doug Hull, Kris Atkinson and Julia Manning for such an engaging conversation. It’s encouraging to see nature and biodiversity being recognised as integral components of #SustainableFinance, and finance more broadly. 🌱💲      #NaturalCapital #OceanResilience #NaturalCapitalInvestmentEMEA 

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