FREE to attend, open to all, no need to book
Where: Huxley Lecture Theatre, ZSL London Zoo
Details: here
The acceleration in global biodiversity loss as a result of economic development is a clear indication of a failure not only to value biodiversity, but to integrate its value in to our business model. The adoption of the Natural Capital concept within business models has been proposed as a promising new approach towards reducing or halting the loss of biodiversity by recognising that business depends on, as well as impacts upon, our natural environment. This event will explore the treatment of biodiversity within the concept of natural capital. Are we witnessing a paradigm shift in the way we do business, or are we instead attempting to ‘fit’ the living environment to a tried, tested and failed business model that has caused so much harm to biodiversity in the past? A panel of experts will present their views on biodiversity within the natural capital concept, to include opportunities, risks, and where we go from here.
Speakers
Jonathan Baillie, Director of Conservation Programmes, ZSL
Mark Gough, Executive Director, Natural Capital Coalition
Mustafa Zaidi, Clarmond
Chaired by Jonathan Porritt, Forum for the Future