Road to COP26: Investors wake up to biodiversity risk

Global economy could lose $2.7trn a year

The loss of biodiversity poses as great a risk to humanity as climate change, but efforts to protect it have been overshadowed by the climate fight.

However, investors are waking up to the importance of biodiversity as damage to ecosystems, such as coral reefs, have a devastating effect on the global economy. There are several reasons why climate change has taken centre stage. Carbon emissions are easier to price than life at the bottom of the ocean and the financial industry is built on trading in stocks and bonds. Companies and investors, however, are becoming more concerned about the significant financial risks stemming from biodiversity loss and the destruction of natural ecosystems. Road to COP26: The investment impact on ...