50 Investible Opportunities for a New Nature Economy Supplementary Appendix 2026
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Bonds
Loans
Equity
Other
De
-
risking
Operational uplifts
Scalable opportunities
Emerging innovations
Ecosystem enablers
Land ecosystem use
change
Ocean ecosystem use
change
Freshwater use
Resource use
Pollution
Co
-
benefits
Primary financial
impact
Tech/ process
maturity
Capital intensity
Scalability
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
Payments for
ecosystem services
Blended
finance
Insurance
Advanced market
commitments
Climate
Social
Advanced and AI
-
based plastic
sorting✓ ✓
Revenue
Advanced
polymers and
materials
optimized for
circular use✓ ✓
Revenue
Biomanufacturing
processes for
chemicals✓ ✓
Revenue
Sustainable
pharmaceutical
wastewater
treatment✓ ✓
OpEx
Sustainable
plastic conversion
for recycling and
re
-
use✓ ✓
Revenue
Opportunity
Archetype
Nature impact
Financial impact
Transformative impact
Suitability of financing/de
-
risking instruments
1
2
3
4
5
6
1
2
3
4
5
6
Legend:
Negative impact
Positive impact
Low
High
Low suitability
High suitability
Opportunity assessment:
Chemicals, Plastics & Pharma
FINANCING THE NATURE
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POSITIVE TRANSITION
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