50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy Supplementary Appendix 2026

40 Green roofs and urban infrastructure solutions integrate nature into buildings and urban infrastructure — such as green roofs, living walls, and biodiversity - friendly design — to create habitats, improve urban ecosystem health, and support nature - positive c ities – Urban habitat creation: Integrates vegetation into buildings to create biodiversity habitat without additional land use. – Pollution and runoff reduction: Reduces air pollution and captures stormwater, lowering contamination of soil and waterways. Archetype Scalable Nature impact Transformative impact Suitability of financing and de - risking instruments Technological/ process maturity Capital intensity Scalability Bonds Loans Equity Other De - risking Commercial bonds Thematic bonds Sustainability - linked bonds Impact bonds Commercial loans Thematic loans / project finance Sustainability - linked loans Impact loans Commercial equity Private equity Venture capital Impact equity Blended finance Insurance Advanced market commitments Legend: Low High Low suitability High suitability Payments for ecosystem services Land ecosystem Ocean ecosystem Freshwater use Resource use Pollution Co - benefits Climate Social ✓ ✓ – Proven and widely implemented solutions: Green roofs and living architecture are commercially mature and widely deployed. – Moderate capital needs with high scalability: Easily integrated into new builds and retrofits across cities. – Financing suitability characteristics : High technological maturity and fragmented project sizes make commercial loans and sustainability - linked loans most suitable. Larger construction/engineering companies and private equity may invest in or acquire smaller service providers. Blended finance can help de - risk early adoption or retrofits in policy - driven markets, while insurance supports construction, performance, and maintenance risks. – Revenue potential: Service providers are seeing increased demand for high - value installations, often driven by city regulation – Cost reductions: Lower energy and stormwater management costs reduce operating expenditure Negative impact Positive impact Financing target Service providers Agri, Food & Forestry Chemicals, Plastics & Pharma Construction Materials Energy Mining Technology Transportation & Logistics Cross - sectoral Automotive Fashion & Textiles Leisure Waste Management Metals & Steel Conditions Appropriate design and maintenance practices (e.g. structural capacity, species selection) Financial impact Revenue increase✓ Opex reduction✓ Capex reduction - Green roofs and urban infrastructure FINANCING THE NATURE - POSITIVE TRANSITION