50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy Supplementary Appendix 2026
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Nature impacts.
Each opportunity is assessed over
three priority nature drivers: 1) Land and Sea
ecosystem change; 2) Resource replenishment (split
into freshwater and non
-
freshwater resources); and
3) Pollution.
Where applicable, climate (e.g. fossil
fuel reduction) and social (e.g. health and job
creation) co
-
benefits are noted.
Financing target:
Analysis identifies the
value
-
chain
segment
where capital deployment will most
effectively address the
main barriers to scale.
Transformative impact:
We assess each
opportunity’s potential to reshape business practice
and scale outcomes across three
dimensions:
technological/process maturity,
capital
intensity, and
scalability.
Conditions:
Key
safeguards
and
enabling
conditions
that must hold for the opportunity to
deliver a
positive nature impact and/or financial
outcome.
Financial impact:
For the
stated financing target,
we assess expected
revenue increase,
operating
cost reductions, and
capital expenditure reductions.
Suitability of financing and de
-
risking
instruments:
For the
stated financing target, we
indicate the suitability of different instruments based
on typical company and opportunity characteristics
and observed market activity.
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Background:
Features of the analysis
NATURE POSITIVE OPPORTUNITY ASSESSMENTS
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