We celebrate the Discussion Paper’s release as a key milestone and point of reference for investable nature-related opportunities.
Nature-related opportunities create positive outcomes for organisations and nature through positive impacts on nature or mitigation of negative impacts on nature. This discussion paper on nature-related opportunities provides a common language to describe the elements and outcomes of nature-related opportunities through examples and case studies focused on practical challenges and solutions across sectors.
As part of this effort, ECOncrete’s Marine Biology team worked closely with TNFD’s team to contribute a case study illustrating a nature-related opportunity focused on new materials and design approaches for marine infrastructure, highlighting how such opportunities hold the potential for scalable impact on finance and nature.
TNFD highlighted how ECOncrete found its technology could also help manage regulatory, financial, and reputational nature-related risks, or be an enabler of nature-related opportunities for others:
- Regulatory compliance: a primary driver for its clients is complying with regulatory frameworks that mandate nature mitigation, such as the European Union Habitats Directive, in the most cost-effective way. ECOncrete has helped to reduce mitigation costs. The technology has also helped developers get work permits, including in environmentally sensitive areas.
- Access to finance: clients have access to sustainable finance, such as green bonds, to implement ECOncrete’s technology.
- Reputation: Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities and local fisheries are increasingly demanding nature protection in ocean-related projects. Incorporating ECOncrete’s technology, projects can help meet this requirement and improve their social acceptability. Source: TNFD, Discussion Paper: Nature-Related Opportunities, pages 40-41
Read the full case study by downloading the report: https://tnfd.global/publication/discussion-paper-on-nature-related-opportunities/