How to overcome institutional hesitation to invest in nature-based solutions?

A private sector dialogue towards a net zero, nature-positive future. 

The Nature Positive Hub, London Climate Action Week, 26th June 2024 2pm-3:30pm, 11 Cavendish Sq, London, W1

This event brings together leaders from financial institutions and companies to discuss how they have successfully navigated internal hesitation to invest in nature-based solutions. Through first-hand accounts from those leading the development of natur-based strategies, attendees will gain insights into the tactics and narratives used to persuade decision makers to support the creation of a nature-based funding strategy.

Three natural capital leads from different organisations will talk about their experience. Each panellist will present for approximately 10-15 minutes, followed by a moderated question and answer session.  The moderator will bring a topic of discussion to the tables to build upon the room discussion, with the aim of identifying ways to overcome barriers to implementing these lessons into other organisations.

The dialogue

The private sector has an incredibly important role to play in meeting climate targets and supporting nature’s recovery.  At present, private finance flows that have a direct negative impact on nature are US$5 trillion, 140 times larger than private investments into NbS.  Annual NbS investment to limit climate change to 1.5°C and protect 30% of land and sea by 2030 needs to almost triple from US$200 billion to US$542 billion by 2030.

This event aims to build the discussion ahead of COP16 and COP29 as to what can be achieved from the private sector to accelerate progress toward delivering a net zero, nature positive future. 

This dialogue will focus on how to overcome institutional hesitation to invest in nature-based solutions and will discuss:

• Challenges Faced: Understanding and addressing the initial resistance or scepticism from the C-suite/Board.
• Strategies Employed: Sharing successful communication strategies, data-driven arguments, and stakeholder engagement tactics that proved effective.
• Impact and Benefits: Demonstrating tangible benefits such as improved brand reputation, cost savings, and positive environmental impact.
• Future Outlook: Discussing the role of nature-based investments in the organisation's investment strategy; what is the current internal attitude now there is a strategy in place, how much may this grow and the internal worries looking forward.

Attendees will have the opportunity to engage directly through a Q&A session and table discussions. This segment will allow for a deeper exploration of the topics discussed and provide attendees with practical insights that they can apply within their own organisations.

This event is subject to the Chatham House rule.

Speakers

Speakers to be confirmed.

Who this event is for

This event is for those working in the private sector who are interested in delivering net zero and nature-positive outcomes through nature-based solutions investments.  We welcome those working in finance, particularly: asset owners, capital allocators and institutional investors (fund managers, analysts, heads of ESG and sustainability), private equity investors and VCs. 

This event is a free to attend, sponsored event, for those that fit the above description with allocation of one place per organisation.  You can apply to attend by clicking ‘Apply for registration’ above.’  We are providing more places to those that sponsor the event - please contact tom.beckett@nature4climate.org if that is of interest.

The Nature Positive Hub at London Climate Action Week

Building upon the success of our Nature Positive Hub at New York Climate Week, we are bringing Nature Positive to London Climate Action Week in collaboration with NGO partners and private sector sponsors. N4C is hosting a day of discussions and networking opportunities around overcoming hesitation from:

• Finance: In moving portfolios away from deforestation-related investments, and into nature-based solutions.
• Carbon markets: To accelerate responsible corporate action to deliver net zero and nature positive in an integrated way.
• Use of technology: To deliver transparency and accountability.

The Nature Positive Hub aims to:

• Showcase private sector action and investment at the nexus of nature and climate.
• Identify means to overcome the barriers to delivering nature positive.
• Enable information exchange and collaboration.
   

The Nature Positive Hub has 4 sub-events titled “dialogues” which require separate registrations. Each dialogue provides a participant access to the Nature Positive Hub for half an hour before and half an hour after the dialogue.

See this page for all events at the hub