B4NZ is delighted to support City & Financial Global’s 3rd Annual Biodiversity and Nature Markets Summit, which is taking place in central London on 4th June.
About the event
The dependence of business on nature and natural ecosystems is hard to overstate – a few years ago a report from the World Economic Forum estimated that more than half of global GDP, or about $44tn, was ‘moderately’ or ‘highly’ dependent on nature. However, these natural resources are under threat. Global wildlife populations have shrunk by an average of 75% over the past 50 years, according to a report published last October by the World Wildlife Fund. The UN estimates that nearly one million animal and plant species are in danger of extinction.
With biodiversity loss becoming an increasingly urgent economic and regulatory concern, City & Financial Global’s 3rd Annual Biodiversity and Nature Markets Summit will examine how government, financial institutions, businesses, and landowners can engage with these markets to drive investment into nature-positive initiatives and comply with emerging policies.
This high-level event will bring together industry leaders, policymakers, and investors to explore:
- Corporate Leadership – How businesses are integrating biodiversity into their strategies
- Investor Insights – Navigating biodiversity as a financial opportunity
- Biodiversity Net Gain – Policies, implementation, and market impact
- Data & Metrics – Aligning public and private initiatives to meet market requirements
- AI, Blockchain & Emerging Tech – Transforming biodiversity markets
- Biodiversity Credit Markets – The latest developments and opportunities
- Nature-Positive Infrastructure – Scaling up sustainable development
- Landowner Engagement – Delivering nature recovery at scale
Confirmed speakers to date include:
- Dr. Tony Juniper CBE, Chair, Natural England
- Sue Armstrong Brown, Global Director of Environmental Impact and Thought Leadership, CDP
- Jenn-Hui Tan, Chief Sustainability Officer at Fidelity International
- Rosie Hails, Director of Nature & Science, National Trust
- Lisa Beauvilain, Executive Director, Global Head of Sustainability, Executive Director, Impax Asset Management
- Charlotte Ward, Head of Unilever’s Climate & Nature Fund, Unilever
- Michael Copleston, RSPB England Director, RSPB
- Sarah Jane Chimbwandira, Chief Executive Officer, The Wildlife Trusts