Nature and Natural Capital

Nature is essential to business continuity: More than half of global GDP substantially depends on biodiversity, and over 1.2 billion jobs are reliant on natural ecosystem services. But today, nature is rapidly depleting, with wildlife population shrinking more than 70 percent in the past half century. Climate change has long been at the center of sustainability efforts, but it is increasingly clear that climate and nature are intricately linked, and that there is no path to net zero without nature-positive action. The World Economic Forum – McKinsey collaboration on Nature and Natural Capital aims to explore strategies, actions, tools and financing that business leaders can leverage to respond to increasing pressure from investors, consumers and regulators to reverse the trend of natural capital depletion while delivering positive returns.