Finance Solutions for Nature 2025

As demand for nature finance grows, it is critical to solve persistent structural barriers facing priority solutions. Addressing these requires systemic action along five core pathways, in which 12 stakeholder groups can play distinct but coordinated roles (see Figure 5). Five core action areas – recommended priorities and stakeholder roles FIGURE 5 * Role definitions: 1. Critical – primary actors responsible for initiating or executing the action; without them, the recommendation cannot progress; 2. Enabling - stakeholders whose participation strengthens or facilitates success, but who are not central decision-makers; 3. Supporting – stakeholders that can amplify, scale up or reinforce action, often through advocacy, research, technical input or capital. Source: World Economic Forum and McKinsey & Company analysis.Stakeholders1 Standardize decision- relevant data for investors2 Strengthen structuring approaches and de-risking mechanisms3 Expand the investment- grade pipeline of nature projects 4 Build market demand through an enabling environment5 Shift market norms and incentives to recognize nature’s full value Governments International organizations MDBs and DFIs Institutional investors Banks and asset managers Corporates and project developers Donors Standards bodies Credit rating agencies Civil society organizations Academia and data platforms Auditors and assurance providers Critical Role * Enablin g Supporting Finance Solutions for Nature: Pathways to Returns and Outcomes 32