This year, we are asking our Partners and key stakeholders a simple but critical question: who’s accounting for nature? This is not about adding ethics to finance - it is about resilience.
Circle CE Vicki Watson says recognising nature as an asset improves decision-making.
“By recognising nature as an asset, we make our exposure visible, our decisions smarter, and our future earnings more resilient. We can identify where value creation depends on healthy ecosystems, where degradation becomes financial risk, and where restoration or protection creates long-term value.”
In a world of tightening regulation, shifting capital flows and increasing environmental shocks, Vicki says the question is no longer whether nature becomes financially material. It is whether we recognise it early - by design - or later by surprise.
“Accounting for nature aligns with our Vision 2035 - the point by which we must have restored Aotearoa New Zealand’s natural capital. If not, we’ll have reached a tipping point that will be very hard to come back from. Our workplan and supporting campaign are intended to prompt immediate consideration and action and encourage organisations to begin accounting for nature in their own work environments - including balance sheets, now before it’s too late.”
Watch out in the coming weeks for further updates on Who’s Accounting for Nature.
