Climate Asset Management has just raised $650 million for its two natural capital investment strategies. Martin Berg , the chief investment officer of its Nature Based Carbon Strategy, explains its approach Environmental Finance : How have the COP15 biodiversity summit and the preceding climate talks changed the context for investing to protect biodiversity? Martin Berg Martin Berg : COP15 has helped elevate nature to a mainstream investment theme. I’ve never seen so much coverage of biodiversity loss and why it’s an important issue for investment. It has certainly changed the narrative. Over the last two years, we’ve seen much more attention given to nature, preceding the two recent summits. At COP26 in Glasgow, for example, the nexus between climate and nature started to become clear for many investors. They view the issue from two directions. Some see nature as an upcoming investment theme, like climate. Others look at the issue from the disclosure side. For example, French investors face disclosure requirements under Article 29 of France’s Energy Transition Law, while others are assessing how the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) might affect them. EF: Are there any specific elements of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) agreed at COP15 […]
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