Firms and value chains
Earth Capital Nexus develops decision-useful analytics that make climate- and nature-related risks visible, measurable and actionable. We identify opportunities for firms and investors that deliver both commercial returns and positive outcomes for people and nature.
Context: why make nature and resilience material to finance?
Climate- and nature-related risks are no longer abstract environmental concerns. They are operational, financial and strategic risks for firms and the global value chains on which they depend. Supply chain disruptions linked to drought, water stress, ecosystem degradation and extreme weather are already contributing to inflation, volatility and corporate losses. At the same time, global trade embeds a substantial share of carbon emissions and biodiversity loss, transmitting physical, transition and reputational risks across borders. Yet most corporate risk frameworks remain backward-looking, fragmented or incomplete.
Conversely, investing in sustainable value chains, adaptation and landscape restoration can lead to more resilient supply chains and better outcomes for businesses and local communities.
Our work on firms and value chains
We collaborate with financial institutions and firms to:
- Assess asset-level physical and nature-related risk using geospatial analytics
- Identify dependencies on critical ecosystems and systemically important landscapes
- Develop nature value-at-risk methodologies and resilience benchmarks
- Integrate risk analytics into credit analyses and transition planning frameworks
- Design resilience-linked key performance indicators and sustainability-linked financial instruments
- Identify where investment in climate adaptation, nature restoration and sustainable value chains can deliver both commercial returns and benefits for people and nature.
Through the EarthCap Intelligence Hub, we combine asset-level data, macroeconomic modelling and corporate disclosures to provide forward-looking resilience assessments.
