The new report from GFI and Defra highlights a growing reality for businesses: putting nature at the heart of decision-making is not only an environmental responsibility, but a commercial opportunity.The report sets out how businesses improve resilience, reduce risk, and unlock new growth by integrating nature into the way they plan, invest, and operate. It … Continued
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 … Continued
The recent and extensive World Bank report on “Nature-Based Solutions for Ports”, developed with EcoShape partners Haskoning, Arcadis, Boskalis, and others, underscores the growing potential of nature-based solutions (NBS) to address pressing challenges in ports worldwide. As ports face increasing demands to reduce climate risks, improve operational resilience, and support biodiversity, NBS offer a compelling … Continued
TNFD and WWF released ocean-specific guidelines and action frameworks to integrate nature into financial and business decision-making. Here’s the background and takeaways.Recent global conferences, the Blue Economy and Finance Forum (BEFF) and the third United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC), have underscored the urgent need to integrate ocean health into financial and business decision-making. Ocean ecosystems … Continued
The Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is shaping how businesses understand and report their interactions with nature. By establishing a global framework for assessing and disclosing nature-related risks and opportunities, the TNFD enables companies to better integrate biodiversity and ecosystem considerations into financial and strategic decision-making – particularly in high-impact sectors like energy, … Continued
BloombergNEF’s recent analyst report Opportunity Blossoms: The Business of Curbing Nature Loss examines twelve companies providing solutions that support nature while offering financial opportunities. In the report, ECOncrete is featured for its commercial and ecological potential. The report highlights the success achieved in reducing the concrete’s carbon footprint, support of biodiversity – and the increasing number … Continued
Environmentally Solid FoundationsThree diverse applications of ECOncrete solutions are showcased in the most recent volume of Engineering With Nature’s (EWN) Atlas. This atlas from the US Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) highlights innovation, cutting-edge design, and projects around the world that can work symbiotically with the environment to preserve the beauty of nature and natural … Continued
ECOncrete’s technology has been highlighted in the latest white paper published by the leading engineering services and consulting firm, Jacobs, in collaboration with Biomimicry 3.8, a biology-inspired consulting company. The white paper details the industry shift from sustainability to the proactive and innovative approach of regeneration and regenerative design. The core theme remains the same: harnessing … Continued