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NATURAL CAPITAL

“I firmly believe that the business of the future will be held accountable for its use of and stewardship of its natural resources and you want to be ahead of the curve, or at least on the curve, otherwise you’ll be left behind” Andy Murray, Chief Customer Officer ASDA

Natural Capital, Environmental and Biodiversity Net Gain are important because:

• Businesses depend upon ‘Natural Capital’ and the benefits that ‘ecosystem services’ provide. Theseunderpin our economy;

• Natural Capital and the benefits that flow from these are in decline both in the UK and Globally;

• Responsible business leaders are using ‘A Natural Capital Approach’ to help address this and put theenvironment at the heart of business decision making;

• ‘Natural Capital’ and ‘Biodiversity Net gain’ are embedded within the government’s 25 yearEnvironment Plan and the Environment Bill.

“Shareholders and investors in the future will expect responsible companies to demonstrate how they deliver a positive environmental impact”

TECHNICAL SERVICE

WHAT WE DOSLR works with organisations to help them understand their environmental impact, reduce this and identify opportunities to move towards a positive environmental impact. We have proven expertise in all areas of sustainability, environmental impacts, climate change, ecology and biodiversity.

We support organisations in using a natural capital approach to understand the risks and opportunities together with the environmental impacts their businesses have. Working with our clients we develop a baseline, improvement measures and a means to work towards achieving environmental net gain.

Sue SwainT: +44 (0)161 872 7564sswain@slrconsulting.com

Stewart LentonT: +44 (0)115 964 7280slenton@slrconsulting.com

TECHNICAL SERVICE

Businesses have impacts and dependencies upon the environment and our Natural capital which can give rise to significant business risks such as:

• Supply chain resources• Business continuity/ resilience• Future liabilities• Customers• Reputation

By using a Natural Capital Approach for improvement and as a means to achieve Environmental Net Gain, businesses benefit in many ways:

• Influences all aspects of business strategy and decision making

• More informed environmental decision making• Better relations with stakeholders, shareholders and

regulators• Business cost savings• Manages supply chain risks• Drives behaviours• More engaged workforce• Maintain and enhance reputation

NATURAL CAPITAL

THE RISKS OF NOT ADOPTING A NATURAL CAPITAL APPROACH

NATURAL CAPITAL - THE BENEFITS TO BUSINESSES

• Natural Capital briefings and training• Integration of existing sustainability programs

into a Natural Capital approach• Impacts assessments and baseline development• Identifying and developing improvement

measures• Implementation of environmental net gain

initiatives, setting KPI’s and monitoring• Reporting

• ESG reviews of business operations• Due Diligence/ ESG review of current or

potential assets• Biodiversity Metrics assessments• Mitigation identification and project

implementation• Stakeholder engagement• Biodiversity Net Gain• Climate Change Reporting

HOW WE CAN HELP

www.slrconsulting.com