27 Nov 2014
Nexus thinking: can it slow the Great Acceleration?
27 November 2014 – In July 2014, the Nexus Network commissioned 13 think pieces with the remit of scoping and defining nexus approaches, and stimulating debate across the linked domains of food, energy, water and the environment. CISL’s Jake Reynolds and Gemma Cranston have co-written a think piece entitled ‘Nexus thinking: can it slow the Great Ac…
26 Nov 2014
Second Nature, embedding the Platform’s shared innovation into business
26 November 2013 - Second Nature, a University of Cambridge Natural Capital Leaders Platform event, launched a suite of innovative web-based tools to help global businesses better manage the goods and services from nature upon which they rely at The Royal Society in London. Businesses from a wide range of industry sectors joined Platform members to…
26 Nov 2014
Sink or Swim: a multi-sector collaboration on water asset investment
03 June 2014 - Water is an economically strategic resource, provided and regulated by nature and underpins many business activities. Ensuring that water is carefully stewarded and available in sufficient quantity and quality is a subject of vital interest to business, however, to date the management of and investment in water has been disjointed. …
26 Nov 2014
The Nexus Network launched
09 June 2014 - The Nexus Network, launched on Monday 9 June, offers business the opportunity, for the first time, to design and deliver research by embracing science in all its manifestations – social and natural – to ensure the sustainable management and secure supply of natural capital, including energy, food and water. The Nexus Network, led by…
26 Nov 2014
Two million hectare shortfall in UK land possible by 2030, study finds
25 June 2014 - Cambridge-hosted industry platform calls for joint action plan with government. Download the press release.Read more about The Best Use of UK Agricultural Land report on the Natural Capital Leaders Platform page.
26 Nov 2014
E.Valu.A.Te: the Game: promoting sustainable decision-making
15 October 2014 - What is natural capital valuation? How can it inform business decisions? E.Valu.A.Te: the Game, produced by the Natural Capital Leaders Platform, demystifies natural capital valuation and shows how it can inform commercial decisions that mitigate risk, reduce negative environmental impacts, and create value.
Enlightened business …
25 Nov 2014
Advisory Council I: Report from Chairs, Green Growth Platform
19 March 2014 – Advisory Council I of the Green Growth Platform has released a report to the Green Growth Ministers on their discussions so far around the 2030 EU Climate and Energy Package and links to growth, jobs and competitiveness.
The Advisory Council functions as an ongoing consultative process with European and global experts, business l…