The document discusses how considering natural capital can benefit businesses across various sectors and stages of the business lifecycle. It defines natural capital as the physical and biological resources that provide benefits to humans, and argues that most businesses do not fully appreciate their relationship with and impacts on natural capital. This misses opportunities and exposes businesses to risks. The document provides examples of how considering natural capital can help extractive, agriculture, infrastructure, manufacturing and other sectors improve performance, manage risks, meet regulations and enhance reputation. It suggests natural capital be considered throughout the value chain from raw materials to consumers.
Disclosing the Facts: Transparency and Risk in Hydraulic Fracturing OperationsMarcellus Drilling News
A so-called "report" issued by four anti-drilling groups: As You Sow, Boston Common Asset Management, Green Century Capital Management, and the Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN). In classic conflict-of-interest style, these four groups attempt to cast doubt and fear in investing in oil and gas companies, hoping instead to scare investors into investing with them instead (because they invest in "renewable" and "sustainable" energy). A sleazy attempt to cast doubt in the miracle of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and the marvelous work being done to finally make America energy independent.
This document summarizes the contributions and support provided for a research project on the implications of climate change scenarios for strategic asset allocation. It thanks the participating organizations and individuals that supported the project. It also includes quotes from several partners on why their organizations participated in the research and its importance. The quotes emphasize that climate change poses significant financial and economic risks for long-term investors and understanding its impacts on investments is crucial for fulfilling fiduciary duties. The research aims to help shape strategic thinking and better integrate climate change into investment programs, policies and risk management.
The document is a report on the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2015 that ranks 50 major cities around the world based on their economic, social, and environmental sustainability. The index evaluates cities across three pillars - People, Planet, and Profit. Frankfurt, Germany ranks first overall due to strong performances in the Planet and Profit categories, while cities in Asia and Europe generally rank higher than those in other regions. City leaders face the ongoing challenge of balancing economic, social, and environmental needs in their urban planning.
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membantu seorang murid Tahun 3 bernama Mark yang masih mengalami kesulitan dalam mengeja, membunyikan dan menulis suku kata KVKV. Peneliti melakukan bimbingan secara individu dan berkumpulan selama dua bulan dengan menggunakan kad suku kata dan gambar. Hasilnya, kemampuan Mark dalam mengeja, membunyikan dan menulis suku kata KVKV meningkat secara signifikan
This document presents the findings of the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Water Index, which assesses how 50 global cities manage their water resources across issues of resiliency, efficiency, and quality. The index finds that European cities generally perform best, with Rotterdam, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam in the top three spots. Toronto, Washington DC, and New York show strong performances from North America. Asian cities lag behind, with Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong highest. Dubai leads the Middle East. Sydney and Melbourne score well for Australia. Latin American cities rank in the bottom half. Johannesburg and Nairobi perform relatively well for Africa. Overall, greater investment is needed worldwide in water infrastructure to improve resili
This document outlines the business objectives and strategy for a landscaping company. The objectives include achieving 60% annual gross margin, 20% market share in homes over $500,000 within 3 years, breaking even in the second quarter, and becoming the top choice for landscaping design, installation, and management services on the island. The business strategy focuses on differentiation by targeting a narrow market segment of luxury homeowners and emphasizing word-of-mouth referrals. Key aspects of differentiation include using premium materials and providing high-quality, customized services and customer intimacy. Sales projections estimate $956,903 in gross sales and 60% gross margin.
This document discusses strategies that Americans use to start conversations with strangers. It notes that interactions with strangers are unavoidable in everyday situations like shopping. Common ways to start interactions include greetings like "hello" or asking simple questions. However, Americans may feel uncomfortable with silence and use even trivial comments to avoid it. The document also explores how the fear of being judged can make approaching strangers anxiety-provoking for some. Overall, it analyzes greetings, questions, and relating strangers to others as approaches used to initiate conversations when needed or unwanted interactions occur.
This document discusses the author's experience traveling alone through Barcelona, Germany, and Prague. In Barcelona, the author chose to remain silent when passing strangers on trails to avoid potential discomfort, which caused her to become a "silent me." In Germany, she enjoyed shopping alone but realized she had become lonely without conversations. In Prague, she struggled to communicate with a hostel employee in broken English, feeling inadequate due to long pauses in their interaction. Her experience with silence in Barcelona had affected her ability to communicate comfortably throughout the rest of her trip.
Disclosing the Facts: Transparency and Risk in Hydraulic Fracturing OperationsMarcellus Drilling News
A so-called "report" issued by four anti-drilling groups: As You Sow, Boston Common Asset Management, Green Century Capital Management, and the Investor Environmental Health Network (IEHN). In classic conflict-of-interest style, these four groups attempt to cast doubt and fear in investing in oil and gas companies, hoping instead to scare investors into investing with them instead (because they invest in "renewable" and "sustainable" energy). A sleazy attempt to cast doubt in the miracle of hydraulic fracturing ("fracking") and the marvelous work being done to finally make America energy independent.
This document summarizes the contributions and support provided for a research project on the implications of climate change scenarios for strategic asset allocation. It thanks the participating organizations and individuals that supported the project. It also includes quotes from several partners on why their organizations participated in the research and its importance. The quotes emphasize that climate change poses significant financial and economic risks for long-term investors and understanding its impacts on investments is crucial for fulfilling fiduciary duties. The research aims to help shape strategic thinking and better integrate climate change into investment programs, policies and risk management.
The document is a report on the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Index 2015 that ranks 50 major cities around the world based on their economic, social, and environmental sustainability. The index evaluates cities across three pillars - People, Planet, and Profit. Frankfurt, Germany ranks first overall due to strong performances in the Planet and Profit categories, while cities in Asia and Europe generally rank higher than those in other regions. City leaders face the ongoing challenge of balancing economic, social, and environmental needs in their urban planning.
Kajian ini bertujuan untuk membantu seorang murid Tahun 3 bernama Mark yang masih mengalami kesulitan dalam mengeja, membunyikan dan menulis suku kata KVKV. Peneliti melakukan bimbingan secara individu dan berkumpulan selama dua bulan dengan menggunakan kad suku kata dan gambar. Hasilnya, kemampuan Mark dalam mengeja, membunyikan dan menulis suku kata KVKV meningkat secara signifikan
This document presents the findings of the Arcadis Sustainable Cities Water Index, which assesses how 50 global cities manage their water resources across issues of resiliency, efficiency, and quality. The index finds that European cities generally perform best, with Rotterdam, Copenhagen, and Amsterdam in the top three spots. Toronto, Washington DC, and New York show strong performances from North America. Asian cities lag behind, with Singapore, Seoul, Tokyo, and Hong Kong highest. Dubai leads the Middle East. Sydney and Melbourne score well for Australia. Latin American cities rank in the bottom half. Johannesburg and Nairobi perform relatively well for Africa. Overall, greater investment is needed worldwide in water infrastructure to improve resili
This document outlines the business objectives and strategy for a landscaping company. The objectives include achieving 60% annual gross margin, 20% market share in homes over $500,000 within 3 years, breaking even in the second quarter, and becoming the top choice for landscaping design, installation, and management services on the island. The business strategy focuses on differentiation by targeting a narrow market segment of luxury homeowners and emphasizing word-of-mouth referrals. Key aspects of differentiation include using premium materials and providing high-quality, customized services and customer intimacy. Sales projections estimate $956,903 in gross sales and 60% gross margin.
This document discusses strategies that Americans use to start conversations with strangers. It notes that interactions with strangers are unavoidable in everyday situations like shopping. Common ways to start interactions include greetings like "hello" or asking simple questions. However, Americans may feel uncomfortable with silence and use even trivial comments to avoid it. The document also explores how the fear of being judged can make approaching strangers anxiety-provoking for some. Overall, it analyzes greetings, questions, and relating strangers to others as approaches used to initiate conversations when needed or unwanted interactions occur.
This document discusses the author's experience traveling alone through Barcelona, Germany, and Prague. In Barcelona, the author chose to remain silent when passing strangers on trails to avoid potential discomfort, which caused her to become a "silent me." In Germany, she enjoyed shopping alone but realized she had become lonely without conversations. In Prague, she struggled to communicate with a hostel employee in broken English, feeling inadequate due to long pauses in their interaction. Her experience with silence in Barcelona had affected her ability to communicate comfortably throughout the rest of her trip.
Pembelajaran Tematik Kelas 4 SD Tema 1 Ajiz Sulaeman
Dokumen ini membahas tentang pembelajaran tematik kelas 4 tentang keragaman budaya bangsa Indonesia, khususnya keragaman rumah adat. Dokumen menjelaskan tujuan pembelajaran untuk mengenal berbagai jenis rumah adat di Indonesia serta konsep dan pengukuran sudut. Beberapa contoh rumah adat yang dijelaskan adalah Rumah Toba dari Suku Batak, Rumah Adat Tambi dari Sulawesi Tengah, dan Rumah Gadang dari Minang
OEDA Infrastructure Puzzle Power Point 3-3-15David Robinson
This document discusses infrastructure financing strategies for economic development projects. It introduces the concept of an "Infrastructure Puzzle" where multiple funding sources must be pieced together to finance infrastructure projects. These sources include local funding mechanisms like tax increment financing (TIF) and special assessment districts, as well as state, federal, and private sector funding. The document provides details on TIFs, including how they work, eligible project costs, and strategies for converting future TIF revenues into upfront funding for projects. It also discusses other local funding tools and developer-funded infrastructure options.
The 2016 Sustainable Cities Index ranks 100 global cities based on their performance across three pillars of sustainability: social (people), environmental (planet), and economic (profit). Zurich ranks first overall by scoring highly in planet and profit, though it reveals a split personality by ranking lower for people. Well-established European cities dominate the top 15, while Asian financial hubs also rank highly. Cities in emerging economies generally rank lower, with a clear link between economic development and environmental sustainability. While no city effectively balances all three pillars, putting people at the heart of sustainability strategies could help cities improve their overall ranking.
The document discusses building a technology ecosystem. It outlines key components needed including developing industry clusters, accessing capital, recruiting advisors, developing workforce programs, expanding broadband access, promoting local purchasing, and establishing incubators. The Montrose Group is introduced as experienced consultants that can help regions develop these elements and strategically grow their tech sectors.
The Cove will be a smoothie and frozen yogurt shop located in Hardeeville, SC offering fresh, healthy products made to order. It will target customers aged 25-60 looking for affordable and convenient snack or meal options. The shop will be located on a busy highway for easy access from the local university and Hilton Head Island. It will be equipped with all necessary appliances, furniture, and technology to efficiently run a high-quality food service business. Sales are projected to grow over the first three years as the customer base increases.
Este documento resume los resultados de pruebas físicas realizadas a Sonia Sánchez. Reporta su frecuencia cardíaca en reposo y máxima durante caminata, así como su velocidad de reacción en una prueba de agarre de bastón.
El resumen analiza los resultados de una encuesta realizada a adultos mayores. Algunos de los hallazgos positivos son que una persona asiste a un grupo social y uno se siente feliz con su proyecto de vida y mantiene buena condición física. Entre los hallazgos negativos se encuentra que la mayoría fuma o ha fumado, pocos reciben beneficios del estado para la vejez, algunos han sufrido fracturas y en dos familias hay casos de alzheimer. La mayoría no tiene un nivel educativo alto.
La madre hará ejercicios de caminata, fortalecimiento muscular y rutinas aeróbicas como la rumba durante 4 semanas para beneficiarse de la actividad física durante el embarazo.
El ser humano, envejemiento y longevidadSonia Sánchez
El documento presenta varias teorías sobre el envejecimiento y la longevidad. Explica que el envejecimiento puede deberse a múltiples factores como la acumulación de daños celulares, la pérdida de células cerebrales, los radicales libres y la disminución de la capacidad inmune. También discute teorías sobre una sustancia vital limitada, los telómeros, la restricción calórica y más. Finalmente, concluye que probablemente no hay una única causa del envejecimiento sino la combinación de
The Natural Capital Finance Alliance (NCFA) is a collaboration between financial institutions, convened by the UN Environment Finance Initiative and the Global Canopy Programme, that is working to advance the integration of natural capital considerations into financial products, services, and decision-making. The NCFA recognizes that natural capital underpins economic prosperity but is often not adequately valued, and it is developing tools and methodologies to help the financial sector better understand and manage dependencies and impacts related to natural capital and the risks of its decline. Projects include water risk management tools, forest risk assessment tools, and tools to quantify environmental risks across lending and investment portfolios.
Executive Summary - Water Stewardship in Africa Frontier Shared ValueDan Mitler, M.S.
Water stewardship presents opportunities for shared value creation between businesses and society. Investing in water infrastructure can generate both business value through risk mitigation and cost savings, as well as societal value through access to clean water, sanitation, and ecosystem protections. Africa is a promising region for water stewardship given high population growth, economic development, and significant water challenges. Tools can help prioritize investments that maximize both social and business value, such as WASH programs, watershed conservation, and sustainable agriculture projects in high-need countries. Overall, water stewardship is an impactful way for companies to address risks while creating benefits for people and the environment.
Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation: A Framework for Improving Corporate D...Sustainable Brands
This report acts as a guide for Corporate Ecosystem Valuation (CEV). CEV can be defined as a process to make better-informed business decisions by explicitly valuing both ecosystem degradation and the provided by ecosystem services. By including ecosystem values, the company’s aim is to improve corporate performance in relation to social and environmental goals and the financial bottom-line. Valuation can make decision-making around ecosystems more compelling and practical, thereby enhancing sustainable development strategies and outcomes.
In the fourth part of our ‘As If People Matter’ series, Michael Townsend takes the investor’s perspective, as they too try and make sense of a changing world.
[Another blast-from-the-past, published four years ago, this piece highlighted the shift towards sustainable investment and ESG metrics that we now see taking real shape.]
Climate exposure is defined as the potential gains or losses in an investor’s portfolio due to climate change. It encapsulates both climate-related financial risks as well as opportunities. Though climate exposure has many components, it can be divided into three broad subcategories: • Policy and legal exposure: The financial effects of policies designed to mitigate climate change (e.g., carbon pricing schemes) or policies designed to adapt to it (e.g., water management infrastructure and rationing) (Burton, Diringer, and Smith 2006); or litigation or adjudication related to climate change (Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency 2007; Guyatt et al. 2011). • Physical and ecological exposure: The financial implications of changes to earth’s ecosystems. For example: the costs of shorter and warmer winters on the ski industry (Bebb 2015); the financial impacts of hotter weather on agricultural yields; or the economic consequences of severe weather/climatic events (e.g., Hurricane Sandy) that disrupt human economic activity. • Market and economic exposure: Human responses to the aforementioned policy and ecological changes that will reshape businesses, industries, economies, and markets (e.g., growth in clean energy technologies that threaten the fossil fuel industry) (Guyatt et al. 2011).
The Natural Capital Protocol is a standardized framework to help businesses identify, measure, and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural capital. It aims to incorporate consideration of natural capital into corporate decision making. The Protocol provides a flexible process in four stages: Frame, Scope, Measure and Value, and Apply. It does not recommend specific tools or require external reporting, but allows businesses to adapt existing processes and choose appropriate measurement and valuation methods depending on their context and decisions.
The Natural Capital Protocol is a standardized framework to help businesses identify, measure, and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural capital. It provides a four-stage process to guide assessments: Frame, Scope, Measure and Value, and Apply. The goal is to generate credible information to inform internal business decisions. While flexible, it includes principles of relevance, rigor, replicability, and consistency. Sector guides provide additional practical guidance. The Protocol is intended to help managers understand natural capital considerations and engage necessary experts.
The document summarizes discussions from fund managers and experts at the Sustainable Investment Conference on sustainable investing trends and strategies. They discuss how they identify environmental and social themes to invest in, exclude certain sectors, engage with companies, and analyze portfolio carbon footprints. Key points included infrastructure spending due to climate change, the need for transparency on exclusions and impacts, and myths around sustainable investing forgoing returns when a systematic ESG analysis can identify opportunities.
The natural environment underpins economic activity and makes up 36% of wealth in developing countries. Careful management of natural capital can support economic resilience and greener economies. Financial institutions sign the Natural Capital Declaration to manage indirect exposure to natural capital risks through portfolio companies. The Advancing Environmental Risk Management project aims to develop customized natural capital risk assessment approaches and integrate these risks into lending and investment decisions. This will help quantify natural capital risks and support sustainable development commitments.
Climate change is expected to increase risks to businesses, infrastructure, assets, and
economies. Extreme weather events and disasters are already damaging assets, disrupting supply chains, reducing productivity and revenues, and destroying livelihoods.
In Cameroon, a developing country, costs involved in becoming more resilient to climate change are increasing every year at the rate of 6 to 8%. Adaptation costs and finance needs will rise more rapidly under a 30 to 45°C (NSI, 2014 Yaounde).
Pembelajaran Tematik Kelas 4 SD Tema 1 Ajiz Sulaeman
Dokumen ini membahas tentang pembelajaran tematik kelas 4 tentang keragaman budaya bangsa Indonesia, khususnya keragaman rumah adat. Dokumen menjelaskan tujuan pembelajaran untuk mengenal berbagai jenis rumah adat di Indonesia serta konsep dan pengukuran sudut. Beberapa contoh rumah adat yang dijelaskan adalah Rumah Toba dari Suku Batak, Rumah Adat Tambi dari Sulawesi Tengah, dan Rumah Gadang dari Minang
OEDA Infrastructure Puzzle Power Point 3-3-15David Robinson
This document discusses infrastructure financing strategies for economic development projects. It introduces the concept of an "Infrastructure Puzzle" where multiple funding sources must be pieced together to finance infrastructure projects. These sources include local funding mechanisms like tax increment financing (TIF) and special assessment districts, as well as state, federal, and private sector funding. The document provides details on TIFs, including how they work, eligible project costs, and strategies for converting future TIF revenues into upfront funding for projects. It also discusses other local funding tools and developer-funded infrastructure options.
The 2016 Sustainable Cities Index ranks 100 global cities based on their performance across three pillars of sustainability: social (people), environmental (planet), and economic (profit). Zurich ranks first overall by scoring highly in planet and profit, though it reveals a split personality by ranking lower for people. Well-established European cities dominate the top 15, while Asian financial hubs also rank highly. Cities in emerging economies generally rank lower, with a clear link between economic development and environmental sustainability. While no city effectively balances all three pillars, putting people at the heart of sustainability strategies could help cities improve their overall ranking.
The document discusses building a technology ecosystem. It outlines key components needed including developing industry clusters, accessing capital, recruiting advisors, developing workforce programs, expanding broadband access, promoting local purchasing, and establishing incubators. The Montrose Group is introduced as experienced consultants that can help regions develop these elements and strategically grow their tech sectors.
The Cove will be a smoothie and frozen yogurt shop located in Hardeeville, SC offering fresh, healthy products made to order. It will target customers aged 25-60 looking for affordable and convenient snack or meal options. The shop will be located on a busy highway for easy access from the local university and Hilton Head Island. It will be equipped with all necessary appliances, furniture, and technology to efficiently run a high-quality food service business. Sales are projected to grow over the first three years as the customer base increases.
Este documento resume los resultados de pruebas físicas realizadas a Sonia Sánchez. Reporta su frecuencia cardíaca en reposo y máxima durante caminata, así como su velocidad de reacción en una prueba de agarre de bastón.
El resumen analiza los resultados de una encuesta realizada a adultos mayores. Algunos de los hallazgos positivos son que una persona asiste a un grupo social y uno se siente feliz con su proyecto de vida y mantiene buena condición física. Entre los hallazgos negativos se encuentra que la mayoría fuma o ha fumado, pocos reciben beneficios del estado para la vejez, algunos han sufrido fracturas y en dos familias hay casos de alzheimer. La mayoría no tiene un nivel educativo alto.
La madre hará ejercicios de caminata, fortalecimiento muscular y rutinas aeróbicas como la rumba durante 4 semanas para beneficiarse de la actividad física durante el embarazo.
El ser humano, envejemiento y longevidadSonia Sánchez
El documento presenta varias teorías sobre el envejecimiento y la longevidad. Explica que el envejecimiento puede deberse a múltiples factores como la acumulación de daños celulares, la pérdida de células cerebrales, los radicales libres y la disminución de la capacidad inmune. También discute teorías sobre una sustancia vital limitada, los telómeros, la restricción calórica y más. Finalmente, concluye que probablemente no hay una única causa del envejecimiento sino la combinación de
The Natural Capital Finance Alliance (NCFA) is a collaboration between financial institutions, convened by the UN Environment Finance Initiative and the Global Canopy Programme, that is working to advance the integration of natural capital considerations into financial products, services, and decision-making. The NCFA recognizes that natural capital underpins economic prosperity but is often not adequately valued, and it is developing tools and methodologies to help the financial sector better understand and manage dependencies and impacts related to natural capital and the risks of its decline. Projects include water risk management tools, forest risk assessment tools, and tools to quantify environmental risks across lending and investment portfolios.
Executive Summary - Water Stewardship in Africa Frontier Shared ValueDan Mitler, M.S.
Water stewardship presents opportunities for shared value creation between businesses and society. Investing in water infrastructure can generate both business value through risk mitigation and cost savings, as well as societal value through access to clean water, sanitation, and ecosystem protections. Africa is a promising region for water stewardship given high population growth, economic development, and significant water challenges. Tools can help prioritize investments that maximize both social and business value, such as WASH programs, watershed conservation, and sustainable agriculture projects in high-need countries. Overall, water stewardship is an impactful way for companies to address risks while creating benefits for people and the environment.
Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation: A Framework for Improving Corporate D...Sustainable Brands
This report acts as a guide for Corporate Ecosystem Valuation (CEV). CEV can be defined as a process to make better-informed business decisions by explicitly valuing both ecosystem degradation and the provided by ecosystem services. By including ecosystem values, the company’s aim is to improve corporate performance in relation to social and environmental goals and the financial bottom-line. Valuation can make decision-making around ecosystems more compelling and practical, thereby enhancing sustainable development strategies and outcomes.
In the fourth part of our ‘As If People Matter’ series, Michael Townsend takes the investor’s perspective, as they too try and make sense of a changing world.
[Another blast-from-the-past, published four years ago, this piece highlighted the shift towards sustainable investment and ESG metrics that we now see taking real shape.]
Climate exposure is defined as the potential gains or losses in an investor’s portfolio due to climate change. It encapsulates both climate-related financial risks as well as opportunities. Though climate exposure has many components, it can be divided into three broad subcategories: • Policy and legal exposure: The financial effects of policies designed to mitigate climate change (e.g., carbon pricing schemes) or policies designed to adapt to it (e.g., water management infrastructure and rationing) (Burton, Diringer, and Smith 2006); or litigation or adjudication related to climate change (Massachusetts v. Environmental Protection Agency 2007; Guyatt et al. 2011). • Physical and ecological exposure: The financial implications of changes to earth’s ecosystems. For example: the costs of shorter and warmer winters on the ski industry (Bebb 2015); the financial impacts of hotter weather on agricultural yields; or the economic consequences of severe weather/climatic events (e.g., Hurricane Sandy) that disrupt human economic activity. • Market and economic exposure: Human responses to the aforementioned policy and ecological changes that will reshape businesses, industries, economies, and markets (e.g., growth in clean energy technologies that threaten the fossil fuel industry) (Guyatt et al. 2011).
The Natural Capital Protocol is a standardized framework to help businesses identify, measure, and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural capital. It aims to incorporate consideration of natural capital into corporate decision making. The Protocol provides a flexible process in four stages: Frame, Scope, Measure and Value, and Apply. It does not recommend specific tools or require external reporting, but allows businesses to adapt existing processes and choose appropriate measurement and valuation methods depending on their context and decisions.
The Natural Capital Protocol is a standardized framework to help businesses identify, measure, and value their direct and indirect impacts and dependencies on natural capital. It provides a four-stage process to guide assessments: Frame, Scope, Measure and Value, and Apply. The goal is to generate credible information to inform internal business decisions. While flexible, it includes principles of relevance, rigor, replicability, and consistency. Sector guides provide additional practical guidance. The Protocol is intended to help managers understand natural capital considerations and engage necessary experts.
The document summarizes discussions from fund managers and experts at the Sustainable Investment Conference on sustainable investing trends and strategies. They discuss how they identify environmental and social themes to invest in, exclude certain sectors, engage with companies, and analyze portfolio carbon footprints. Key points included infrastructure spending due to climate change, the need for transparency on exclusions and impacts, and myths around sustainable investing forgoing returns when a systematic ESG analysis can identify opportunities.
The natural environment underpins economic activity and makes up 36% of wealth in developing countries. Careful management of natural capital can support economic resilience and greener economies. Financial institutions sign the Natural Capital Declaration to manage indirect exposure to natural capital risks through portfolio companies. The Advancing Environmental Risk Management project aims to develop customized natural capital risk assessment approaches and integrate these risks into lending and investment decisions. This will help quantify natural capital risks and support sustainable development commitments.
Climate change is expected to increase risks to businesses, infrastructure, assets, and
economies. Extreme weather events and disasters are already damaging assets, disrupting supply chains, reducing productivity and revenues, and destroying livelihoods.
In Cameroon, a developing country, costs involved in becoming more resilient to climate change are increasing every year at the rate of 6 to 8%. Adaptation costs and finance needs will rise more rapidly under a 30 to 45°C (NSI, 2014 Yaounde).
The document outlines the business case for companies to transition to a green economy. It provides numerous examples showing that sustainability strategies can generate positive returns on investment by improving financial metrics. A green economy benefits businesses through more resilient supply chains, new opportunities, increased consumer demand, sales growth, job creation, and reduced resource dependency. However, significant barriers remain such as short-term thinking. The transition requires new skills and innovation. An action plan is provided to help companies anticipate and capitalize on opportunities in the green economy.
The growing public distress about the corporate world's impact on our environment is driving executives and investors alike to see their activities through an increasingly greener lens. From Dell to Caterpillar to Goldman Sachs, companies of all types and sizes are voluntarily communicating information to stakeholders about their business's impact on the environment.
This document discusses sustainability from an accounting perspective. It begins by describing a scenario where an American energy company secures a contract to build a hydroelectric plant in Africa. While initially praised, the project faces emerging issues like risky technology, payments to regulators, and threats to an endangered species. An accounting methodology is needed to assess the project's financial, social and environmental impacts.
It then discusses how sustainability incorporates analytical practices to manage such scenarios. Accountants are well-positioned to provide an accounting perspective given their experience evaluating trade-offs for mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures. Standards are emerging from groups like SASB, GRI and GIIN to help organizations manage sustainability. Case studies can train accountants to
This document discusses how large institutional investors, as universal owners of diversified portfolios, are exposed to significant costs from environmental damage caused by the companies in their portfolios. It estimates that the annual global costs of environmental damage equal $6.6 trillion or 11% of global GDP in 2008. The top 3,000 publicly listed companies alone cause over $2.15 trillion in environmental costs annually, representing over 50% of their combined earnings. These externalities pose financial risks to investors by reducing future company cash flows and portfolio returns over the long term.
Surprising Business Value from New Metrics of Sustainability 2013Sustainable Brands
New leading indicators focused on solving social and environmental challenges can drive business results and shareholder value. These "New Metrics" allow companies to identify undiscovered risks and opportunities. Implementing metrics to track issues like carbon emissions, energy efficiency, sustainable products, and human capital value can improve financial performance and reduce costs. For example, quantifying environmental risks across a company's supply chain revealed potential liabilities equivalent to 75% of annual profits.
Sustainability And Economic Developmentjohncleveland
The document discusses sustainability and its connections to economic development. It defines sustainability as meeting present needs without compromising future generations' ability to meet their needs. Economic development strategies can support community sustainability initiatives or sustainable business practices. Businesses benefit from improving their environmental performance through eco-efficiency, innovation, and reducing their impacts on natural capital.
This document is a 2014 statement signed by 347 institutional investors representing over $24 trillion in assets. It expresses concern that delays and gaps in climate change policies increase investment risks from physical impacts of climate change and may require more radical policy measures. There is a large gap between the capital needed to finance the transition to a low-carbon economy and current investment levels. The statement outlines actions investors will take to increase low-carbon investments and calls on governments to implement ambitious climate policies to encourage greater capital deployment in climate solutions.
1. The dangers of over-extending financial capital
are front of mind for many board directors today
as they seek growth without risking long-term
viability. But ask most boards to assess the natural
wealth of their business, and the risks posed by
its depreciation, and a less than confident answer
might be expected.
All businesses depend on and impact ‘natural capital’.
This is a term used to describe all aspects of the
natural world that provide benefits to people. Many
organizations do not fully appreciate their relationship
with natural capital, and therefore are missing out on
opportunities for improved performance or failing to
address potentially significant risks.
In this article Arcadis draws on its global experience
to demonstrate how incorporating natural capital
considerations into strategic and tactical decision
making can yield significant commercial, monetary,
and reputational benefits. Our insights have relevance
for all industry sectors and all stages of the value
chain.
WHAT IS NATURAL CAPITAL?
The term ‘natural capital’ refers to the ‘stock’ or
‘inventory’ of physical attributes in the natural world
such air, land, water, flora and fauna, and the direct
and indirect ‘services’ that these provide. These
include ‘provisioning’ services (production of food
and water purification), ‘regulating’ services (carbon
sequestration and coastal resiliency), ‘supporting’
services (nutrient cycles and crop pollination) and
‘cultural’ services (spiritual and recreational benefits).
The total global amount of natural capital continues
to decline as cumulative levels of exploitation and
pollution start to exceed environmental tipping
points. Most of what remains, and many of its related
benefits, are undervalued even though they have the
potential to impact every organization.
Proactive management of natural capital provides
opportunities, whereas a lack of management
generates risks, ultimately impacting on shareholder
value. Utilizing natural capital to improve business
performance and the environment is surely a win-win
that every good corporate citizen should strive for.
HOW CAN NATURAL CAPITALAFFECT
YOUR BUSINESS?
Amongst all the issues competing for attention at the
board and management level, the opportunities and
risks associated with natural capital deserve serious
consideration.
Businesses are one of the main consumers of natural
capital and changes in stocks of natural capital
can have profound effects. The United Nations
Environment Program for Financial Institutions study
estimates that over 50% of current company earnings
may be at risk from changes to the environmental cost
base. This realization that our natural capital is limited,
is driving a number of important trends relevant for
business:
• Minimizing consumption of scarce resources:
Businesses are using natural capital principles to
incorporate a broad understanding of risks and
dependencies in their sourcing strategy. This can
lead to changes in choice of materials or product
pricing, development of new products and
opportunities for competitive differentiation;
MAKING NATURAL CAPITAL COUNT
HOW TO SEIZE THE OPPORTUNITIES
AND AVOID THE RISKS
“The United
Nations
Environment
Program for
Financial
Institutions
study estimates
that over 50%
of current
company
earnings may
be at risk from
changes to the
environmental
cost base.”
2. • Responding to new regulatory obligations:
Understanding and managing impacts and
dependencies on natural capital helps businesses
to comply with growing non-financial reporting
requirements such as those arising from EU
Directive 2014/95/EU on non-financial reporting, the
Global Reporting Initiative, International Integrated
Reporting Council, Dow Jones Sustainability Index,
and the Climate Disclosure Standards Board.
These will require businesses to report on natural
capital assets and liabilities, and to anticipate
increasingly strict legislation protecting aspects
of natural capital;
• Enhancing natural capital while boosting asset
resilience and reducing operational costs: Using
natural capital principles in the planning and design
of assets can promote the function, stability and
climate change resilience of those assets at the
same time increasing natural capital value. Similarly,
natural capital benefits can be realized while
improving the operational performance of
existing assets;
• Optimizing the financial and natural capital value
of real estate: Mapping the natural capital value
of real estate can support the identification of
opportunities for strategic retention or divestment.
Either approach can add value to businesses while
expanding the global quantities of natural capital
preserved for beneficial use;
• Managing evolving stakeholder expectations:
Acknowledging and managing the impacts and
dependencies on natural capital is supporting
companies with meeting the expectations of
stakeholders regarding responsible consumption
and production, such as reduced carbon emissions,
sustainable freshwater use and prevention of
pollution;
• Ensuring continued access to finance: Adopting
natural capital principles is increasingly important
for businesses and projects that are reliant on
external sources of finance. Following the 2012
update of the International Finance Corporation
(IFC) Performance Standards any project seeking
finance from an Equator Principles signatory
organization is now required to demonstrate that
it will result in ‘no net loss’ of critical ecosystem
services. Similarly, financial institutions that have
signed up to the ‘Natural Capital Declaration’ are
specifically seeking to understand and manage the
natural capital opportunities and risks that their
investment portfolios present.
Leading global corporations like Dow, Unilever and
Kering acknowledge these trends and are already
formulating corporate strategies for managing natural
capital risks and opportunities.
Throughout this article we look through the lens
of natural capital to demonstrate how actively
responding to these trends during the planning,
creation, operational and decommissioning phases
of the asset lifecycle can deliver real benefits for
business and the natural world that we all depend on.
This can be visualized by following the value chain
from raw material production, transport and energy
transmission to manufacturing and then to the cities
where many consumers reside, to demonstrate that
natural capital risks and opportunities exist all along
this path.
1.STRIKING A
BALANCE IN THE
EXTRACTIVES
SECTOR WITH
NATURAL CAPITAL
ASSESSMENTS
The extractives sector (including mining and oil
and gas exploration activities) has fueled much of
the world’s economic growth and development
over the years and contributed to the quality of life
we all appreciate today. However, this has often
been at the cost of declines in local and regional
natural capital. As a result the sector is often both
heavily regulated and under constant stakeholder
scrutiny. Better understanding of natural capital
considerations extends additional opportunities of
planning, creating, operating and decommissioning
assets that can genuinely support the sector in
securing a more sustainable future and enhanced
reputation.
Where projects are seeking access to international
finance they are especially subject to requirements
to demonstrate ‘no net loss’ (NNL) of natural capital
(mostly in the form of ‘biodiversity and ecosystem
services’ or ‘water’). By understanding the present
and potential natural capital value of the assets
under an organization’s control early in the planning
phase, such obligations can often be discharged
without significant additional financial investment in
mitigation, restoration or compensation.
For example, Arcadis is working on proposals for a
Canadian oil and gas company to use natural capital
considerations as part of the development process.
The intention is for natural capital to provide a
‘single currency’ for quantifying diverse baselines
and impacts that will allow the organization to
demonstrably, but cost-effectively, meet NNL
requirements through targeted improvements to key
ecological resources within its larger portfolio. This
approach is anticipated to ensure regulatory and
financing obligations are met while also addressing
stakeholder expectations and optimizing operating
costs.
Natural capital considerations can also highlight
critical risks within the construction, operating or
redefining phases of assets. For example, applying a
‘shadow pricing’ approach to water that reflects its
local scarcity can support mining organizations with
understanding the level of political and regulatory
risk to which their local operations are exposed on this
issue, as well as identify opportunities for investments
to reduce that risk. Knowledge such as this enables
businesses to take steps to address very substantial
risks that may have previously been unrecognized.
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In the operating and redefining stages of an asset,
natural capital considerations can also be used to
help optimize the value of corporate land holdings,
which are often very substantial in the extractives
industry. Many companies own natural capital in
their portfolios, and we support them with executing
strategies to unlock its hidden value. This can be in
the form of recognizing the water filtering and flow
control service performed by healthy woodland
or opening some aspects of the sites to create
recreational service value. Value can be also generated
during site divestment. For example, in North
America, donation of natural capital for preservation
into perpetuity (e.g. creating riparian corridors or
protecting valuable water resources) can generate
both monetary gains as well as indirect benefits
such as offsetting potential environmental liabilities
or mitigation requirements. Ultimately, this can
translate into enhanced corporate reputation, greater
profitability and increased shareholder value.
1 STRIKING A BALANCE IN THE EXTRACTIVES
SECTOR
2 PROMOTING ECOSYSTEM HEALTH IN
AGRO-INDUSTRY
3 ENABLING COST-EFFECTIVE INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT AND OPERATION
4 IMPROVED PERFORMANCE AND RESILIENCE
IN MANUFACTURING
5 DELIVERING SUSTAINABLE URBAN
DEVELOPMENT
6 BETTER UNDERSTANDING IMPLICATIONS OF
FINANCE DECISIONS
THE NUMBERED SECTIONS OF THIS PAPER SHOW
HOW NATURAL CAPITAL CAN ADD VALUE BY:
LOOKING THROUGH THE LENS OF NATURAL CAPITAL,WE CAN SEE THAT NATURAL CAPITAL
RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES EXIST ALLALONG THE VALUE CHAIN FROM RAW MATERIAL
PRODUCTION,TRANSPORT AND ENERGY TRANSMISSION TO MANUFACTURING AND THEN TO
THE CITIES WHERE MANY CONSUMERS RESIDE.
4. 2.USING NATURAL
CAPITALTO
PROMOTE
ECOSYSTEM HEALTH
IN AGRO-INDUSTRY
The agro-industry sector arguably relies more
heavily on healthy ecosystems (including clean
water and soil fertility) than any other sector.
Under increasing threat from intensification due
to population expansion, exacerbated by climate
change, issues such as loss of pollinator services are
a huge threat to the industry. As an example, 75%
of the leading food crops are dependent on animal
pollinators, and the Intergovernmental Science-
Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem
Services (IPBES) estimates that that over US$500
billion worth of annual output depends on this.
The sector is responding to these risks by increasingly
integrating natural capital considerations into its
decision making processes for implementing farm
management practices. For example, enhanced
soil health and assured long-term productivity can
be achieved through measures such as increased
use of natural pest control, green fertilizers, the
creation of multifunctional field margins (i.e. buffer
strips), reduced water consumption and pollution
at catchment level, reduced soil tillage and overall
reduced cultivation efforts. Measures such as these
are not only beneficial to the agro-chemical industry,
but also to the farmers and to wider society as they
deliver resilience, maximize land value, manage
resource scarcity and minimize operational costs.
Putting this into action, Arcadis helped a major dairy
company to align their evolving biodiversity strategy
with two major best practice international initiatives:
the Natural Capital Protocol (NCP), and two reports on
assessing livestock impacts on biodiversity published
by the Livestock Environmental Assessment and
Performance (LEAP) Partnership of the United Nations
(Food and Agriculture Organization; FAO). Rather than
choosing a top-down approach, this strategy uses
the practical reality of the dairy farmer by offering
them clear guidance on how to reduce the pressure of
their activities on biodiversity. To make this pressure
tangible, a methodology was developed involving nine
pressure factors, which dairy farmers can measure
and reduce by taking appropriate measures. This
provides dairy farmers with a perspective for taking
actions. By ensuring that their biodiversity strategy
is in line with the NCP and the FAO LEAP method,
the dairy company aims to have a transparent and
visible approach for natural capital conservation,
enabling them to make credible statements regarding
sustainable dairy.
3.ENABLING
COST-EFFECTIVE
INFRASTRUCTURE
DEVELOPMENT
AND OPERATION
BY WORKING WITH
NATURAL CAPITAL
Growing urbanization is driving the need for major
transport and utility infrastructure development
in increasingly crowded settings. These are often
characterized by great stakeholder interest and
high land values. At the same time, existing
infrastructure is creaking under the strain of
unforeseen levels of demand, downward operational
cost pressure and damaging effects of climate
change. This puts at risk the satisfaction of end users
and shareholder value.
Adoption of mitigation approaches based on natural
capital valuation can help to minimize land take
and expedite planning consents for new urban
infrastructure. This works by, for example, monetizing
the value of each ecosystem service according to
habitat types (e.g.: grasslands, woodland, wasteland,
ponds, trees and shrubs) on site so that the net
effect on biodiversity and ecosystem function of the
development can be evaluated.
In the case of transport for London’s proposed
Silvertown Tunnel under the River Thames, Arcadis
has been able to demonstrate a mechanism that
secures a net gain in biodiversity while maintaining
and enhancing soil and water regulating functions.
This has been achieved through a combination of
onsite mitigation and off-site compensation. Following
planning determination, this will reduce project
costs by avoiding the need to acquire very expensive
adjoining land with complex ownership issues, thus
supporting land value. It will also help manage
stakeholder expectations and deliver regulatory
obligations that are critical to securing the necessary
planning approval. All this can be achieved while
maximizing the benefits to biodiversity and maintain
a healthy soil and water system.
Intelligent management of natural capital can also
deliver substantial benefits for management of
existing infrastructure. In Germany, the award winning
Life Elia project has resulted in creation of natural
wetland features along the corridor of electrical
transmission lines in forested areas. This encourages
the growth of plants that do not grow as rapidly to not
interfere with the overhead lines, resulting in a long-
term reduction in maintenance costs while enhancing
natural capital value through a diversification of
ecosystem services (such as flood and water quality
75%of the leading
food crops are
dependent
on animal
pollinators
5. attenuation) and increased biodiversity to enhance
ecosystem function, stability and resilience.
Railway network operators are increasingly at risk
from infrastructure damage and service disruption
resulting from extreme flooding events resulting from
climate change. Arcadis is working with rail companies
in the UK to develop vegetation planting solutions
that aids stabilization of earthworks, increasing
resiliency, and helps attenuate storm water without
adding to leaf fall issues that can cause operational
delays. This approach makes rail operations more
resilient while ensuring no net loss of biodiversity.
4.UNDERSTANDING
NATURAL CAPITAL IN
MANUFACTURING
The manufacturing industry is heavily dependent
upon a sustainable and resilient value chain. In
recognition of this, several leading organizations
are exploring the risks and opportunities associated
with their direct and indirect natural capital
dependencies and impacts. These can arise in how
materials and services are sourced, how goods are
produced and how goods are distributed.
From our work developing natural capital action
plans and strategies for manufacturers as diverse as
chemical, cement, steel, furniture and food producers,
it is clear that the complexity of many value chains
poses challenges, and many assessments are too
high-level to offer perspective for formulating
meaningful actions. But, by including natural capital
considerations into their purchasing strategies,
organizations can ensure resource security (perhaps
by changing source entirely or adding circular
economy thinking) and safeguard their productivity
and efficiency. They can boost their sustainability
reputation along with that of their suppliers,
customers and investors. This in turn provides
competitive differentiation and addresses growing
expectations from customers’ and investors for
sustainable products and services.
Based on this above, many businesses will conclude
that incorporating natural capital considerations into
a value chain strategy is a must in order to capitalize
on opportunities and minimize risks. Adding to the
case for action is increasing evidence of policy focus
on reducing natural capital impacts in the upstream
parts of the value chain. For example, the European
Commission appointed Arcadis to study biodiversity
impacts arising from commodity imports to the EU.
This focused on soy from Brazil, bovine meat from
South America, cotton from India, fisheries products
from Madagascar and gold from Papua New Guinea.
For each commodity the supply chain and the related
impacts on biodiversity were investigated. Based on
this outcome recommendations were formulated on
how EU policy intervention could be most effective in
reducing biodiversity impacts and the risks associated
with them.
Manufacturers also have the opportunity to make a
big difference to natural capital with how they develop
and operate their own facilities. By setting an ambition
such as NNL of natural capital, and a protocol by
which to reliably and pragmatically score of natural
capital before and after facility development,
manufacturers can gain confidence in achievability
of their ambition and a clear way of assessing the
outcome.
Arcadis recently supported a major sporting goods
manufacturer in aiming for NNL on biodiversity. We
used and adapted the USA-based Habitat Equivalency
Analysis (HEA) method to quantify ecosystem
services and the resulting biodiversity and set-up a
NNL methodology. HEA is a scientifically validated
and widely-accepted approach for quantifying
the ecosystem services provided by habitats. The
NNL methodology enabled us to determine which
ecosystem services would support the biodiversity
measures that were needed to meet the client’s
ambition for reaching biodiversity net gain, and
demonstrated that including nature-based water
management solutions in the design resulted in
an overall cost reduction compared to ‘traditional’
grey infrastructure solutions. To ensure that the
biodiversity metrics were achieved, we set-up a
monitoring program together with a regional non-
governmental organization.
6. 5.THE USE OF
NATURAL CAPITAL
PRINCIPLES
TO DELIVER
SUSTAINABLEURBAN
DEVELOPMENT
The real estate sector controls very large land
holdings and therefore has a high impact and
dependency on natural capital. Embracing natural
capital concepts can reduce construction costs,
accelerate the planning approval process, ensure
climate change adaptation and add to operational
resilience.
For example, on the landmark NW Bicester EcoTown
development by A2Dominion on greenfield land near
London, Arcadis designed the green infrastructure
around which the masterplan was developed to
maximize the natural capital benefits and reduce
operational dependencies while delivering a net gain in
biodiversity. Net gain was achieved by demonstration
of biodiversity value using metrics required by the
Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs
(Defra).
Our approach retained existing landscape features
with high natural capital value and improved this
further with multi-functional ‘green’ (planted) and
‘blue’ (water) natural infrastructure. This resulted
in better stakeholder relationships and delivery of
regulatory obligations that accelerated the planning
approval process. It also reduced development costs
and minimized future maintenance requirements
through enhanced asset resilience. For residents,
benefits included reduced overall water and energy
consumption and a healthier place to live. So much so
that the UK Government recently name NW Bicester
EcoTown as one of just ten ‘Healthy New Towns’. The
overall effect has been to boost the developer’s
(A2Dominion) brand profile and the project’s value.
7. 6.UNDERSTANDING
THE FINANCING
IMPLICATIONS OF
NATURAL CAPITAL
Given its role, the financial sector is exposed to
all of the above, which can create legal liabilities,
credit risks, market and cash flow volatility, and
reputational, regulatory and portfolio risks.
A recent study by McKinsey Global Institute revealed
that almost one third of profit warnings from Financial
Times Stock Exchange Index (FTSE) companies are
linked to changes in raw material costs associated with
resource scarcity, while other work by EY showed that
if regulatory obligations changed and companies were
required to pay for their environmental externalities
this would wipe out up to 50% of present company
earnings in a standard equity portfolio.
Many areas of project (and corporate) finance are
also affected by natural capital. As outlined earlier,
any project financed by a signatory to the Equator
Principles is expected as to be able to demonstrate
NNL of biodiversity and ecosystem services. Projects
(and increasingly businesses) seeking access to finance
must be aware of this from the outset, as failure to
address this can lead to significant financing delays.
For example, for the last few years Arcadis has been
acting as the Independent Environmental and Social
Consultant for the Financing of the Yamal LNG project
in northern Russia; resolution of natural capital issues
on this large extractives project has been a key area
of focus.
Natural capital also creates opportunities for the
financial institutions. The ‘green finance’ agenda
continues to grow and now includes a diverse range of
‘impact investments’ designed to specifically support
natural capital initiatives as well as ‘Green Bonds’
that seek to bundle long-term financing in support
of the broader environmental and social agenda. As
stakeholder expectations increase, and markets grow,
these can lead to significant returns on investment.
HOW SHOULD BUSINESS RESPOND?
As these examples make clear, any business seeking
to benefit from the natural capital approach must
start with a solid understanding of the dependencies
and impacts that they and their value chain have on
natural capital, including the services it provides.
We advocate a robust materiality assessment to
ensure focus on strategic risks and opportunities
such as business continuity, growth and profitability.
A programmatic approach can then be adopted
to delivering specific natural capital enhancement
opportunities where quantifiable returns on
investments can be calculated and monitored. This
can be delivered at a range of levels including:
• Corporate Strategy: Anticipation of changes in
market trends, increasing brand value, attenuating
climate change impacts, delivering regulatory
obligations, managing resource scarcity, securing
access to finance and product innovation
• Maximizing Asset Value: Maximizing the value
of site-level natural capital inventories which
deliver greater estate value (both in terms of
retail value and operational efficiency), optimized
consents and approvals processes by delivering
regulatory obligations, and efficient design of green
infrastructure which leads to asset resiliency (e.g. to
manage storm and wastewater)
• Value chain: Increased management of resource
security, productivity and efficiency, enhanced
sustainability and maximizing brand value by
managing stakeholder expectations by meeting
customers’ demands for sustainable products and
services
• Financial Investors: Demonstration of reduced
portfolio risks, pre-empting of regulatory changes,
attraction of new clients and enhanced rates of
return from new opportunities.
As the global stock of natural capital continues to
decline, such consideration will increasingly affect
corporate decision-making and business value. While
the challenge of including natural capital into the
process may seem daunting at first, the short and long
term benefits are clear.
8. ARCADIS IS A LEADER IN THE WORLD OF
NATURAL CAPITAL
Arcadis is a global environmental, design and
advisory business of 27,000 people. We strive
to improve the quality of life by maximizing
social, environmental and economic value for all
generations through delivery of exceptional and
sustainable outcomes for projects in the built and
natural environment.
Our commitment to creating a sustainable future
is demonstrated through several initiatives that
support our client work, of which a selection is
described in this article. We are active members
of the World Business Council for Sustainable
Development, with a focus on sustainable cities,
natural capital and water. We are also members
of the Natural Capital Coalition (NCC), and have
contributed heavily to NCC’s development of
the Natural Capital Protocol (NCP) through co-
authorship, consultation facilitation, pilot testing
and the provision of pro bono seconded staff acting
as NCP’s Relationship Manager. Released in July
2016, this is an excellent example of a business-
based framework for assessing, demonstrating and
managing opportunities and risks using the natural
capital approach.
While actively contributing to the Dutch online
Helpdesk Natural Capital, the development of the
Dutch national natural capital training for small
medium enterpirises, (SMEs), and capacity building
for the Indian Business Biodiversity Initiative (IBBI)
including development of natural capital action
plans and strategies for its members gave us a
unique perspective on how businesses across many
sectors and stages in the value chain can seize the
opportunities and avoid the risks associated with
natural capital.
Our contribution to the Dutch Green Deal
“Transparency Natural and Social Capital”, together
with 21 other Dutch businesses, the government
and NGOs and resulting in the publication “It pays
to be transparent” indicates we not only support
our clients in identifying their relation with natural
capital but also focus on it for ourselves.
PLEASE CONTACT ANY OF THE
FOLLOWING SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
TO FIND OUT HOW WE CAN ASSIST YOU:
Real estate and extractives
Ginny King
E ginny.king@arcadis.com
Agro-industry
Johan Lammerant
E johan.lammerant@arcadis.com
Power generation, green and blue infrastructure
and urban development
Martina Girvan
E martina.girvan@arcadis.com
Corporate strategy and value chain
Bianca Nijhof
E bianca.nijhof@arcadis.com
Finance
Rob Evans
E rob.evans@arcadis.com
Arcadis
@ArcadisGlobal
www.arcadis.com