Day two of Sustainable Finance Week focused on natural
capital and biodiversity. A keynote address from Dr Gemma Cranston,
Executive Director of climate change investment and advisory firm
Pollination Group, focused on the fact that the human race simply
cannot exist without nature. She reminded the audience that nature
is underpinned by biodiversity, and while it is priceless, we need
to value it more in our economy.
More fascinating insights emerged from the two panel
sessions, which explored business models for natural capital and
innovative investment asset classes.
Here is our round-up of six key takeaways from the
afternoon.
Impacts and dependencies
"If we lose the pollinators, we're looking at a global
annual loss of $577 billion. If we don't think about the
natural habits of bees, that's what will happen," said
Gemma.
