This piece was originally published by the World Economic Forum on August 5, 2026. Private capital investments in nature projects have increased roughly five-fold over the last decade, reaching $14 billion in 2025. Recent research shows institutional investors are backing a broader range of nature investments as the market matures. Four investment trends show how […]
Everyone in this market backs a portfolio approach. We still haven’t agreed what the mix should be – or who should make that call.
We come at carbon from different starting points. One of us builds carbon removal portfolios at Climeworks Solutions, with roots in engineered removal. The other advises governments on nature-based programmes. Where you sit shapes what you fund, and we have both felt that pull. Funding climate solutions well is a balancing act. The hardest part […]
The release of SBTi’s revised corporate Net Zero Standard in June will measurably reduce the level of uncertainty that’s clouded what “credible” means for corporate climate action for years. The standard recognizes a clear role for markets, including high-integrity carbon credit markets, as part of responsible corporate action on the road to net zero. That’s […]
Anyone who has worked on the sell side of the voluntary carbon market knows that selling carbon credits can feel like getting a Rube Goldberg machine to work. It’s a complex process with lots of moving parts that often takes a long time to succeed. Earlier this year, Ecosystem Marketplace and Carbon Capital Lab launched […]
As climate change and biodiversity loss intensify, protecting and restoring nature is increasingly recognized as essential for environmental and economic resilience. A convergence of structural, market, and policy forces is bringing nature-related risks and opportunities into sharper focus for the private sector, driving increased interest in investing in nature-based solutions. But as attention and ambition […]
Can the voluntary carbon market (VCM) evolve from a source of skepticism into a high-integrity engine for global climate and nature action? The stakes go far beyond corporate sustainability teams. While emissions reduction across the value chain must remain the top priority, the VCM serves as an essential, complementary mechanism for accelerating global climate and […]
