Connecting Finance and Natural Capital (Webinar)

Natural Capital is defined as the environmental stock or resources of Earth that provide goods, flows and ecosystem services required to support life.

Our economies heavily rely on Natural Capital. Ecosystems provide around $100bn of free economic services per year. Generally, every good we produce and consume is the transformation of a natural product – even through complex supply chains.

However, recent reports have alarmed the international community that biodiversity and ecosystems all around the world are at risk. In October 2018, the WWF disclosed a report revealing that in the past 40 years, more than 60% of wildlife populations have disappeared.
In reaction to these terrifying prospects, the concerns are growing: how long shall we be able to enjoy a prosperous environment?

Impact investing and sustainable finance can contribute to conservation efforts by developing and valuing 'Natural Capital' in order to generate positive benefits for people and the planet.

But Natural Capital finance is nascent and composed by heterogeneous actors, which are not necessarily aware that they are being part of a common sector. Economic players have developed a great technical knowledge to preserve Biodiversity and to structure projects able to flourish over the long-term. To support the emergence of the Natural Capital asset class, a much-needed breakthrough in the financial sector is needed.

Join this webinar to hear from Fiachra Kearney, Chief Executive Officer of Forever Wild. Expert in driving investment to protect nature, Fiachra will present his work and discuss:

-What financial solutions exist to start building a track-record of profitability and positive impact for natural capital as an asset class?
-What are carbon-related risks?
-What investment opportunities exist in the carbon sequestration space?
-Can financial innovation like Biodiversity bonds or project finance be developed in order to design scalable financial products from small-scale projects?
-As an investor, how to invest in projects with positive ecological impacts and what returns and benefits is this asset class offering?

Speaker:
Fiachra Kearney
Chief Executive Officer of Forever Wild

About Forever Wild
An Australian based charity launched in 2018, Forever Wild has a bold vision spanning centuries yet to come, for nature and human society. Forever Wild is truly unique and is building innovative partnerships and investment programs worldwide to create vast Shared Earth Reserves that are ecologically, politically and socially sustainable.

Event schedule:
12.30pm - 1.15pm: Webinar Presentation
1.15pm - 01.30pm: Q&A with the Audience
1.30pm: Event concludes