50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy Supplementary Appendix 2026
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2
Long
-
list of opportunities from high
-
impact sectors
~250
Chemicals,
Pharma & Plastics
Energy
Technology
Waste
management
Automotive
Fashion &
Textiles
Mining
Cross
-
sector
Selected for:
Nature impacts &
pressures
1
Gross output of the
industry
2
Short
-
list of opportunities
50+
Based on:
In
-
value
chain
1
Is the opportunity within business’ sphere of control?
Nature
drivers
2
Does the opportunity positively impact prioritized nature
impact drivers?
1
Land
Sea
Freshwater use
Resource use
Pollution
Financial
impact
3
Does the opportunity positively impact the financials of
a business?
Revenue:
Increases revenue or
provides new income
streams
OpEx:
Delivers operational
cost savings
CapEx:
Reduces upfront
investment or improves
asset values
Transportation &
Logistics
Agri, Food &
Forestry
Metals & Steel
Construction Materials
1. Nature impact was defined and assessed considering the 5 drivers of nature change, defined by TNFD, drawing on research fr om IPBES. The analysis concentrated on three of these drivers: land and sea use change, resource use and replenishment (split in to
freshwater and other resources ,and pollution and pollution removal, but did not cover invasive species in detail. Given activities tackling climate change a rewidely covered in other streams of work, the analysis prioritized activities related to other major drivers of
nature loss and assessed climate impacts for those opportunities as an added co -benefit.
Background:
From a long
-
list of ~250, we have identified
and
systematically
assessed a pipeline of ~50 nature
-
positive financing opportunities
NATURE POSITIVE OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENTS
Leisure
In value chain:
Re
-
engineers company operations
& value chains, supports new
products & business models
Beyond value chain:
Conservation and restoration
activities beyond company
operations and suppliers
Land & Sea Use Change
Resource Use/ Replenishment
Pollution/ Pollution
Removal
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