Nature Action
Business case and best practices for building a nature strategy
Fireside Chat: The Urgency and Business Case for Nature Action: Putting nature on the balance sheet. The rapid loss of nature and biodiversity presents significant risks to businesses, particularly those that are heavily reliant on nature and the resources it provides as the foundation of their product offerings. Institutional investors are increasingly attuned to the financial risks that nature loss represents in their portfolios and are taking an active and vocal role in engaging companies on this issue. Join Pure Strategies’ VP of Sustainability Consulting Cheryl Baldwin and Adam Kanzer, Head of Stewardship Americas at BNP Paribas Asset Management, in this session co-hosted by Ceres, and gain insights on how the investment community is assessing nature-related risks within their portfolios and their expectations of companies to mitigate those risks for the benefit of both business and nature.
Panel Discussion: The Inspiration with Stories of Nature Action: From Ambition to Action: Lessons from those who have taken the leap on nature. While statements of corporate ambition on nature are increasing, most companies are still in the beginning stages of translating those ambitions into action, partly due to the inherent breadth and complexity of nature itself. Join Pure Strategies’ VP of Sustainability Consulting Cheryl Baldwin, and leading companies and experts, including Meryl Richards, Program Director, Food and Forests, Ceres and Katina Boutis, Sr. Director of Sustainability & Sourcing, Everlane, who will share how they have managed through that complexity to find the starting line and begin their journey to protect, restore, and sustainably manage natural ecosystems within their value chains.
Workshop: Toes at the starting line: The building blocks of a robust nature assessment. Effective and credible corporate action on nature starts from a robust assessment of a company’s impacts on natural ecosystems. Join Pure Strategies’ Senior Sustainability Advisors, Dave Chaffin and Colleen Corrigan for a workshop on how to conduct a robust assessment of your company’s nature-related dependencies, impacts, risks, and opportunities. This session will provide an overview of the key steps involved in conducting a corporate nature assessment, highlighting the data, tools, and resources required along the way.
Wednesday, September 24, 2025, 10:00 am – 12:15 pm
135 minutes