Fireside Chat // Natural Capital and Carbon Markets: From Environmental Asset to Investment Strategy
- As demand for nature-based solutions rises, how is natural capital, particularly carbon, being recognised, verified, and financed as a credible asset class?
- How is the growing market for voluntary and compliance carbon credits influencing LP strategies and reshaping agri-food investment priorities?
- What frameworks are needed to standardise valuation, benchmarking, and impact measurement to unlock institutional capital at scale?
- How can collaboration between financial institutions, farmers, and ag-tech providers ensure that carbon and ecosystem services generate both ecological and financial returns?
- What will it take to empower farmers to participate meaningfully in natural capital markets and attract long-term investment through transparent, science-based metrics?