Pollination's Martijn Wilder AM and Andrew McConnell are putting a 'bold but achievable' idea on the table, with this piece in The Australian, as the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024 gets underway this week. The deterioration of nature is an existential threat to economies, companies and people everywhere. But the cost of repairing and restoring nature is estimated at more than US$1 trillion. Where will the capital come from to pay for this urgent transformation? Martijn and Andrew suggest that banks could be required to hold 'natural capital buffers' -- securing and maintaining a stipulated amount of natural capital in proportion to their environmentally risk-weighted assets. "Conventional capital buffers (under the Basel III framework) mitigate systemic risk by preventing a banking collapse, requiring financial institutions to hold sufficient capital to cover unforeseen losses," they write. "NCBs would mitigate systemic risk by preventing the collapse of nature." "In layman’s terms this would mean banks would be required to reserve money towards the conservation of nature, based on the extent of their risk exposure to natural systems collapse." Such a change would be bold but achievable. Read the full piece (paywalled) at: https://lnkd.in/gZ9zJJds #naturepositive #naturefinance #sustainablefinance
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As Australia prepares to host next week's Global Nature Positive Summit 2024 Pollination's Laura Waterford moderated a panel at the pre-summit event 'Real Value for Nature,' hosted by The Katoomba Group. The panel discussed the current state of carbon, water, and biodiversity markets as well as their potential to help deliver the nature-positive goal. "Environmental market mechanisms have potential to help us reform the economy to stay within planetary boundaries," Laura said. "They are not the only tool, but they can have a meaningful role to play if we act now and get it right." The panel featured Qantas Acting Chief Sustainability Officer Fiona Messent, as well as Gena Gammie from Forest Trends Association, Erika Korosi from Conservation International and Barry J Hunter, CEO of North Australian Indigenous Land and Sea Management Alliance #naturepositive #biodiversitymarkets
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It's great to see strong interest around the world for Pollination's State of Voluntary Biodiversity Credit Markets report. “Voluntary biodiversity credits are a relatively new type of instrument, but one that shows incredible potential,” report co-author and Pollination Executive Director, Laura Waterford told Carbon Pulse's Mark Tilly. “We are seeing that companies who care about their brand image and care about nature risk exposure have plenty of reason to purchase high-integrity biodiversity credits without any need for an offsetting claim.” Read the Carbon Pulse coverage at https://lnkd.in/g6VwMPkB Genevieve Redgrave covers the report for Environmental Finance - https://lnkd.in/gVbppUc2 Tom Taylor interviewed Laura for Agri Investor https://lnkd.in/gHZbRTGm Read our full media release at https://lnkd.in/gPZap59P Download the report for free at https://lnkd.in/eQkAspbr Jane Hutchinson Veda FitzSimons Olivia Back
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The development of voluntary biodiversity credit markets has escalated sharply since 2020, as the world strives to address the crisis of nature loss. A new report from Pollination provides the first comprehensive estimate of the value of voluntary biodiversity credit markets globally, as well as insights into the drivers of demand. Who is buying credits and why? How many have been sold? What integrity measures are being put in place? The report contributes invaluable insights that address these questions and many more. The report is based on a survey of 16 organisations around the world that are leading the development and administration of biodiversity credit schemes and the sale of biodiversity credits. “Our analysis shows that voluntary biodiversity credit schemes are maturing, integrity is being deeply considered in scheme design and early transactions demonstrate that there is confidence building in these markets,” report coauthor Laura Waterford says. Download the report at: https://lnkd.in/eQkAspbr #naturepositive #biodiversity Global Nature Positive Summit 2024 Marsden Jacob Associates BioCarbon Standard Climate Action Company CreditNature Environment Bank GOLD STANDARD FOUNDATION USA INC GreenCollar Plan Vivo Foundation rePLANET Savimbo Terrain NRM Terrasos Verra Wilderlands
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As Climate Week NYC draws to a close, we'd like to thank all our partners and collaborators for contributing to a highly impactful and enriching week of panel discussions, roundtables, media events and for joining us at our evening drinks! With special thanks to the UNDP Arbor Day Foundation Zurich Insurance Zurich North America HSBC FinDev Canada Unilever WWF Howden Pakistan Environment Trust World Economic Forum Moody's WBCSD – World Business Council for Sustainable Development GSK World Climate Foundation Confluence Philanthropy IETA Sustainable Markets Initiative Goals House Fin-Erth Goals House Terrascope FLINTpro #climateweeknyc
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Energy and US politics have had a lot of airtime in New York during Climate Week. John Morton, former climate counselor to Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and Pollination’s Head of Americas, spoke to NPR about the big investments needed in new technology to shift to cleaner sources of energy. “We absolutely need to be leaning into this as a country and playing a leadership role by supporting our industries to move more quickly in this transition,” he says. Read: https://lnkd.in/ePmw6XMP #climateweeknyc #greenenergy
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“Financing the shift to regenerative agriculture is a complex challenge but also a massive opportunity. Those that harness novel financing will benefit from first-mover advantages and be well on their way to transform business models to a far more sustainable footing.” During a busy Climate Week NYC Pollination Managing Director Dave Haynes leads a group stretch with the audience at the World Biodiversity Summit before delivering his keynote on “Resilient Farms and Food Supply: Who pays the bill?” Find out how it will take commitment and collaboration to ensure the resilience of the food system: https://lnkd.in/gvvg57br #climateweeknyc #worldbiodiversitysummit #regenerativeagriculture
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Tomorrow Pollination Managing Director Dave Haynes will give the keynote speech at the World Biodiversity Summit on "Resilient Farms and Food Supply. Who Foots the Bill?" at 10.30am. The threats confronting the global food system are not static, they are escalating. Continuing with business as usual will have a catastrophic impact on our planet and its people, but also on our economies and the companies within them. If we accept that transforming global agriculture in the way that science, economics and traditional knowledge sources suggest must happen then we must answer the question “Who will pay the bill?” This session will discuss what food industry leaders and companies can do to bridge financing gaps and find solutions for meeting the cost of transforming our food system. We look forward to seeing you there! For more information: https://lnkd.in/eqjN2j8w #WorldBiodiversitySummit #WBS2024 #regenerativeagriculture #climateweeknyc
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As Australia prepares to host the Global Nature Positive Summit 2024, how are attempts to direct finance into nature repair going? Pollination's Laura Waterford will moderate a panel at the 25th Anniversary Katoomba Summit, looking at the state of environmental markets and beyond. The Katoomba Group is a global network of people working to mobilise public funding and private capital to conserve and restore nature in ways that also empower Indigenous and local communities. The event, Real Value For Nature, will be held at Taronga Zoo and features speakers such as Federal Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek, Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) CEO Tony Goldner and WWF-Australia CEO Dermot O'Gorman. Register now for this free event at: https://lnkd.in/gd4A_kud #naturepositive #biodiversity Fiona Messent Gena Gammie Erika Korosi Barry J Hunter Joshua Bishop Michael Jenkins Stephanie Russo Forest Trends Association
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Based on hundreds of hours working with leading food companies, we've synthesised the roadmap for global food industry leaders to drive, finance, and successfully transition their supply chains to regenerative agriculture. The seven step process enables companies to systematically tackle the challenges and benefit from opportunities generated by the transition. Download the report: https://lnkd.in/gvvg57br At #ClimateWeekNYC? Speak with our team there about the report Dave Haynes Kyle Rudzinski Jane "Carter" Ingram #regenag #regenerativeagriculture #naturepositive #netzero