Finance Solutions for Nature 2025

Priority solutions /scoring criteriaScalability Nature impact Ease of structuring ApplicabilityCapital unlockTrack recordOutcome- based structureNature valuation 1 Sustainability-linked bonds 2 Thematic bonds 3 Sustainability-linked loans 4 Thematic loans 5 Natural asset companies (NACs) 6 Environmental credits 7 Debt-for-nature swaps (DNS) 8 Payments for ecosystem services (PES) 9 Impact funds 10 Internal nature pricIng (INP)10 priority solutions, based on impact and scalability Deep dives into the 10 priority solutionsFIGURE 2 FIGURE 30 03456789Nature impact 3 4 5 6 7 8 9Risk insurance Impact bonds Impact equity Public grants Bridge financing Commercial equityThematic fundsSustainability -linked bonds Thematic loansSustainability-linked loansImpact funds10 proposed priority solutions ≥6 on scalability and nature impact Commercial loansCommercial bondsEnvironmental credits Natural asset companies Internal nature pricingPayments for ecosystem services Conservation notesConservation easementAdvance market commitments Scalability Financial instruments Funds and facilities Enabling mechanisms High (3) Medium (2) Low (1) Critical Role* Enabling SupportingVenture capital Crowdfunding Green securitizationPhilanthropic financePrivate equityCommercial funds Corporate fundsCredit guaranteesJurisdictional approachesImpact loansDebt-for-nature swaps Thematic bonds Source: World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company analysis. Note: For more detail on the scoring methodology, see Appendix A. Source: World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company analysis.High (3 ) Medium (2) Low (1) Finance Solutions for Nature: Pathways to Returns and Outcomes 12