Integrating Nature into Finance: Tools for Risk and Opportunity
As financial institutions work to embed sustainability into core strategy, the need to account for nature-related risks and opportunities is growing fast. This Solutions Stage session presents concrete, actionable tools designed to meet that need head-on. Featured solutions include NatureAlign, a free tool from NatureFinance that helps financial institutions identify and disclose nature-related impacts; Nature Invest, a science-backed platform for assessing biodiversity impacts of investments; and the TNFD–UN SSE Model Guidance for Stock Exchanges. Additional speakers will present further tools and provide practical insights into how market actors can better account for nature-related risks and opportunities in financial decision-making.
Framing this topic
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Climate and nature-related shocks are disrupting economies by weakening food systems, increasing financial volatility, and triggering credit downgrades. Nature is now seen not only as a risk factor but also as a source of resilience. Financial institutions are under growing pressure to align portfolios with nature-positive outcomes, guided by frameworks like the TNFD, EU CSRD, and the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework. This session introduces practical and accessible tools and innovations to help institutions measure, manage, and disclose their relationship with nature and take action.