Towards a Nature Positive economy: the role of finance and insurance
Location: Main Room
Organizers: Nature Positive Initiative (NPI)
Operationalizing Targets 14 and 19 of the Global Biodiversity Framework requires moving from high-level commitments to concrete transitions. This session examines the business case for finance and insurance to adopt the nature-positive ambition and what changes are required to turn it into reality. The discussion will also explore integrating unified indicators into regulatory supervision, corporate insurance underwriting, and sovereign risk stress-testing in both developing and emerging economies.
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Daniela Rizzi
GONaturePositive! Representative / Senior Expert, Biodiversity and Nature-based Solutions, ICLEI
(Moderator)
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Marco Lambertini
Convenor, Nature Positive Initiative (NPI)
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Deborah Halberstadt
Special Advisor to the Commissioner on Biodiversity and Inclusive insurance at the California Department of Insurance State Government of California
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Yoko Watanabe
Director of Environment, Asian Development Bank (ADB)
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Makoto Haraguchi
Fellow, MS&AD Insurance group
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Saurabh Sharma
Nature and Inclusive Insurance Lead, UNDP Insurance and Risk Finance Facility
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Robyn Seetal
Founder and Principal Consultant, IkTaar Advisory
Ambassador, Capitals Coalition