Richard Spencer, head of sustainability at the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales, suggested that the accountancy profession might be the ones who will “save the world” by insuring that broader issues than finance are taken into account on balance sheets, at the
Sarah Jane Chimbwandira, Surrey Nature Partnership Sarah Jane Chimbwandira of Surrey Wildlife Trust looks forward to the session hosted by the Surrey Nature Partnership at the Natural Capital Initiative's Valuing Our Life Support Systems summit. She argues that the messages of Natural Capital
Professor Des Thompson, Principal Adviser on Biodiversity in Scottish Natural Heritage reflects on the progress made in our understanding of Natural Capital since the early days of understanding how ecosystems function. Just over sixty years ago a textbook was published which arguably revolutionised our understanding
Ahead of the Natural Capital Initiative summit ‘Valuing our Life Support Systems’ in London this November, Professor Jules Pretty explores the links between our health and the environment. Physical activity improves both mental and physical health, yet each year inactivity results in 1.9 million
Paul Watkinson - an economist with Scottish Natural Heritage highlights the use of Scotland's Natural Capital Asset Index. There are presentations on making more use of Natural Capital Asset Indexes at the forthcoming Valuing our Life Support Systems Summit. The term ‘natural capital’
Mary Christie Ecosystems and Climate Change Strategy Manager with Scottish Natural Heritage (SNH) explains how farmers can use Natural Capital in thinking about their stewardship. In Scotland, nearly 80% of land is farmed in one way or another[i]. Scotland’s Natural Capital Asset Index -
Matthew Agarwala outlines the contribution natural capital accounting can make in meeting the challenge of Climate Change. In a recent article, my co-authors and I made the case for natural capital accounting in both the public and private sectors and called
