# Financing the Nature Positive Transition


## Background

The global economy is at the cusp of a new nature-positive transition, with regulators and businesses increasingly gaining clarity on the necessary actions, creating new opportunities and risks for financial institutions.While supporting beyond-value chain conservation and restoration remains critical, it is crucial that financial institutions allocate and scale capital towards the transformation of real economy corporates’ operations and value chain.


## Financial risks from not acting to safeguard nature are real

The World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report 2024 reveals 4 out of the top 5 global economic risks over the next 10 years are related to nature and climate.Nature loss poses physical, transition and systemic risks for financial institutions, causing financial losses.Central bankers and supervisors in many regions see clear reason to be concerned about nature-related financial risks and have started issuing rules and guidance for actions needed by financial institutions.


## Planetary and Financial Gain

Nature-based solutions can lead to substantial economic savings, with an estimated $104 billion saved by 2030 and $393 billion by 2050.


## 15 systemic transitions can create additional US$ 10.1 trillion annual business opportunities

These transitions require up to US$ 2.7 trillion of annual investment, creating significant lending and investment opportunities for financial institutions.


## Our objectives

The initiative aims to engage banks, insurers, asset managers and asset owners to allocate and scale capital towards the transformation of corporates’ operation and value chain.


### Understand the Landscape

Make sense of the “nature finance” landscape and highlight crucial resources, and articulate key arguments for financial institutions to take action on nature.


### Develop the 'Nature Transition Plan Assessment Report'

Establish a common set of information requirements to evaluate corporates’ nature performance and take more nature-informed investment decisions.


### Facilitate Collaboration

Convene dialogues with financial institutions and real economy corporates to facilitate collaboration.


## Our progress

[Discover more insights](https://initiatives.weforum.org/financing-transition-community/insights)


## Featured Content

### Nature Positive: Corporate Assessment Guide for Financial Institutions

It is estimated that the private sector requires $1.2 trillion worth of annual investment in direct and nature-adjacent projects to halt and reverse nature loss. However, the majority of financial institutions still find that data availability and quality are barriers to allocating capital to nature.

[Read more](https://www.weforum.org/publications/nature-positive-corporate-assessment-guide-for-financial-institutions/)

### Financing the Nature-Positive Transition: Understanding the Role of Banks, Investors and Insurers

As found by the World Economic Forum, in collaboration with Oliver Wyman, Financial Institutions expect greater financing demand in the near term for nature. This paper helps CEOs from financial institutions better understand nature finance, assess clients’ nature performance and make nature-positive financing decisions.

[Read more](https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_Financing_Nature-Positive_CEO_Briefing_2024.pdf)

### 12 sector actions towards a nature-positive future

The 12 sector guidance outlines sector-specific priority actions that businesses should take to credibly contribute to halting and reversing nature loss by 2030.

[Read more](https://www.businessfornature.org/sector-actions)


## Next steps

In collaboration with the Centre for Nature and Climate, the initiative aims to:


### Consultations with Financiers

Organize a series of bilateral consultations with financiers to better understand gaps and challenges and gather input.


### Financing Nature Blueprints

Explore and develop Nature Financing Blueprints, by identifying bankable opportunities to enable and scale capital flow toward a nature-positive economy. Publication aim for January 2026.


### High-level Convening

Organize high-level events with banks, investors and insurers at London Climate Action Week, Davos 2026 and beyond.