50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy 2026

Assessment element High-level approach Inputs (non-exhaustive) Opportunity short-listShort-list of 50+ opportunities selected based on the following high-level criteria (detailed further beneath) and subject to iterative refinement and validation: –They are within businesses’ direct operations and value chain –They have a positive nature impact based on impact drivers in scope –They have a positive economic impact for the business –Literature review (e.g. publications by Forum, TNFD etc.) –Expert calls –Workshops with corporates and financial institutions Nature impact assessment –Assessment of opportunities along nature impact drivers –Assessment criteria: negative, neutral, positive impact or where further validation is required –Although climate drivers (e.g. fossil fuel use, emissions) and social drivers (e.g. health, job creation) were out of scope in the overall assessment, they are listed in the report as co-benefits to demonstrate integration with existing ESG activities –Literature review –Expert calls –Workshops with corporates and financial institutions Financial impact assessment –Qualitative assessment of opportunities based on potential for revenue increases, operational cost reductions and capital expenditure reductions –Assessment criteria: yes, no –Literature review –Expert calls –Workshops with corporates and financial institutions Transformative impact assessment –Qualitative assessment of opportunities based on maturity of technology, capital intensity and scalability –Assessment criteria: low, moderate, high –Literature review –Expert calls –Workshops with corporates and financial institutions Financing suitability assessment –Financial instruments selected for analysis based on universe of instruments considered in previous Forum analysis, focused on conventional and emerging instruments directly intended for financial institutions: –Bonds: (e.g. commercial bonds, sustainability-linked bonds, thematic bonds, impact bonds) –Loans: (e.g. commercial loans, sustainability-linked loans, thematic loans/project financing, impact loans) –Equity: (e.g. commercial equity, private equity, venture capital, impact equity) –Other: (e.g. payments for ecosystems services, blended finance) –De-risking measures: (e.g. insurance, advanced market commitments) –Examples of financing instruments excluded from the analysis include crowdfunding, public grants, regulatory and fiscal measures –Assessment criteria based on a scoring system of high (5) to low (1) signifying strength of suitability for individual financing mechanisms –Analysis of existing financing structures and deals within the market –Expert calls –Workshops with financial institutionsDetails on assessment methodology (continued) TABLE 1 50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy 39