Resource description:
Businesses across all sectors increasingly recognise that the health of nature underpins economic stability, operational resilience and long‑term value creation. Yet despite rising awareness and a proliferation of commitments, most organisations still struggle to translate ambition into the actions needed to halt and reverse nature loss.
Nature positive aligned business models offer an opportunity for businesses to align their value proposition with better outcomes for nature and are a vital component of the transition to a nature positive economy. However, the adoption of new business models currently faces numerous challenges. Priority actions are needed across policy, finance and corporate practice to enable the scale-up and integration of nature positive business models.
This briefing explores why business model transformation is essential to delivering a nature positive economy. Drawing on a longer technical report and stakeholder engagement, it examines the barriers preventing businesses from adopting nature positive aligned business models and identifies the enabling conditions needed to support their adoption and scale. It is intended to inform business leaders, financial institutions and policymakers seeking to accelerate the transition from incremental improvement towards systemic change.
Author/Contact:
Anum Yousaf Sheikh and Harry Greenfield (CISL)