Bringing together nature-based projects and green finance to equip the UK to lead the green recovery Now in its third year, the Natural Capital Finance & Investment Conference provides a unique forum bringing together finance, environmental and government professionals to catalyse the emerging natural capital finance and investment market in the UK.
Delegates will gain invaluable insight into:
The opportunity that natural capital investment offers;
The challenges of growing the market;
Real life case studies and different finance models; and
How environment project owners and investors can work together to achieve the climate resilience and nature recovery that will benefit us all.
We look forward to seeing you at the Natural Capital Finance & Investment Conference 2020!
Headline Sponsors
We are delighted to welcome the following joint session sponsors
Together with the Green Finance Institute as a Sponsor and Partner Investment Readiness Fund webinars The Conference includes a series of Investment Readiness Fund webinars hosted by the Green Finance Institute on behalf of Defra and the Environment Agency. The first Investment Readiness Fund webinar 'Becoming Investment Ready: An introduction to the Investment Readiness Fund and Application Process' took place on 4th November. The second, third and fourth webinars take place within the conference programme (24th to 26th November 2020).
Details
Start: 24 November 2020
13:00
End: 26 November 2020
16:00
Ecosystems Knowledge Network
Online event
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Headline Sponsors
Headline Sponsor
Finance Earth (formerly Environmental Finance Ltd). The UK’s leading environmental impact investment organisation
We are delighted to welcome Finance Earth as one of our joint Headline Sponsors, alongside WWF. Finance Earth is also sponsoring our panel discussion on investing in the marine and coastal environment (25th November, 2 pm)
Finance Earth (formerly known as Environmental Finance) is the UK’s leading environmental impact investment organisation, offering corporate finance advisory and fund management services across conservation, natural capital and renewable energy. Finance Earth’s team blends practical experience with deep knowledge of innovative financing and natural capital asset management. Finance Earth manages over £50m of blended impact funds; and works domestically and internationally with leading environmental NGOs, government bodies and corporates to create high quality, impact-led, investable solutions.
We are delighted to welcome WWF as a joint Headline Sponsor for the Conference, alongside Finance Earth. WWF is also sponsor for our panel discussion on the role of national and devolved government in catalysing finance for the natural environment.
WWF is the world’s leading independent conservation organisation. Our mission is to create a world where people and wildlife can thrive together. To achieve our mission, we're finding ways to help safeguard the world’s wildlife, rivers, forests and seas; pushing for a reduction in carbon emissions that will avoid catastrophic climate change; and pressing for measures to help people live sustainably, within the means of our one planet. Transformation of our economic and financial systems towards sustainability is a vital part of this transition. WWF is actively engaging with governments, international organisations, companies, banks, pension funds, asset managers, insurers and civil society to help drive investments that serve people and the planet.
We are pleased to be working in association with the Green Finance Institute, which is hosting a series of webinars on the Investment Readiness Fund, on behalf of Defra and the Environment Agency. The first webinar takes place on 4th November. The following three webinars take place within the Natural Capital Finance & Investment Conference programme.
Green Finance Institute
The Green Finance Institute works with finance practitioners, policymakers, business innovators, academics and non-profit professionals to identify the required policy, technology and financial pathways that will enable the transition to a green economy.
We are delighted to welcome Wessex Water and EnTrade as sponsors for our session entitled 'The future of markets for environmental services and net gain', taking place at 11 am on 26th November. Make sure you book your place!
Wessex Water is a regional water and sewerage business serving 2.8 million customers across the south west of England including Dorset, Somerset, Bristol, most of Wiltshire and parts of Gloucestershire and Hampshire.
It is sponsoring the session in association with EnTrade; pioneering a new approach to solving our environmental problems, addressing issues such as climate change, pollution and biodiversity loss – by creating online marketplaces to incentivise and reward sustainable farming practices at the local level.
Very shortly, we'll announce the fantastic sponsor of our session on 'The role of local government in financing nature recovery and climate adaptation'.
Session Sponsor: Investing in UK enterprise to harness the value of seaweed
We are delighted to welcome SYSTEMIQ and Seaweed for Europe as sponsors for our session on Investing in UK enterprise to harness the value of seaweed, taking place at 4.30 pm on 24th November. Make sure you book your place!
Session Sponsor: Investing in UK enterprise to harness the value of seaweed
Seaweed for Europe is a Coalition seeking to accelerate and scale the European seaweed industry by driving innovation and investment, with the ultimate aim of unlocking significant economic, environmental and social benefits. The Coalition brings together a range of stakeholders from the seaweed value chain, the investment world, and science and civil society thought leaders. It is headed by a Coalition Secretariat run by SYSTEMIQ as well as Co-Chairs Maria Damanaki, Maren Hjorth Bauer and Vidar Helgesen.
SYSTEMIQ Ltd. is a certified B Corp with offices in London, Munich, Jakarta and Amsterdam. The company was founded in 2016 to drive the achievements of the Paris Agreement and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by transforming markets and business models in three key economic systems: regenerative land use and ocean, low carbon energy, and materials and the circular economy.
We are delighted to welcome the following joint session sponsors
