With 43 countries backing zero-emissions vehicles, the automotive sector is central to the net-zero shift. But its supply chains impact nature and face growing risks tied to resource use and ecosystem disruption.

With 65% of China's GDP at risk from nature loss, the transformation of its automotive industry—driven by electrification—offers a key opportunity to support a broader nature-positive transition both nationally and globally.

The mining and metals sector is key to the energy transition. With demand for critical minerals set to soar, it must adopt nature-positive practices to reduce risks and build resilience.

 With global targets to triple renewable energy by 2030, offshore wind is crucial for tapping ocean energy. As the sector grows, it must also address its impacts and dependencies on nature.

As global trade grows, ports face increasing challenges, including biodiversity loss, pollution, greenhouse gas emissions and habitat destruction.

With $4 trillion in annual sales, the chemicals sector underpins 95% of manufactured goods. It depends heavily on nature, while also driving pollution and land-use change.

Household and personal care products generate $700 billion annually and are part of daily life. Yet, their production often drives land use change, water consumption and plastic pollution.

Concrete is the world’s second most consumed material after water and vital for urban growth. Yet, it accounts for over 7% of global emissions and 9% of industrial water use.

The report identifies three key business risks from nature loss: reliance on nature, harm caused to nature, and broader societal impacts. It estimates that $44 trillion – over half of global GDP – is moderately or highly nature-dependent.

The report highlights three systems—food, land and ocean use; infrastructure; and extractives and energy—as the main drivers of biodiversity loss, impacting nearly 80% of threatened species. These sectors have a critical role in reversing nature loss.

The third in the World Economic Forum’s New Nature Economy Report Series, Seizing Business Opportunities in China’s Transition Towards a Nature-positive Economy, explores how investing in nature can benefit both Chinese society and businesses.