Natural Capital: Measuring the value of your environmental assets
In recent years, businesses and governments have increased their efforts to try to measure and quantify the importance of the environment to them. Whether this is healthy soil for growing food, trees that capture carbon, or providing space for wildlife, the concept of natural capital can start to put a monetary value on these benefits that nature and the environment provide. What will you hear?Beilby Forbes Adam is taking on the custodianship of Escrick Park Estate, a diversified business in North Yorkshire. Beilby will share with you the role of environmental management within the Estate and how this might change compared to current practices. Harry Greenfield, CLA Senior Land Use Policy Adviser, outlines the importance of natural capital for CLA members and how government policy, such as the environmental land management schemes, supports the natural capital agenda. We are also joined by Jason Beedell, Director of Research in Strutt & Parker’s research department, who will explain their work on natural capital accounting, which can help you to develop a long-term strategy and compare your financial returns with your environmental costs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.