Day two: Insights on Innovation from our Sustainable Finance Summit

At our innovation-themed summit event, expert speakers explored the power of technology to make impactful changes to nature and biodiversity, as well as how the climate crisis affects GDP, business and local communities.

Read on for a summary of the key takeaways.

2 April 2025
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50%
of global GDP is dependent on nature
US$479 bn
projected cost each year by 2050, due to the decline of nature (Source: WWF, 2020)
2025
is poised to be a landmark year for nature-positive finance with nature tech innovation and blended finance models driving investments in biodiversity
US$34 tn
in investable assets will be controlled by women in the USA by 2030 (Source: McKinsey & Company, 2020)
70%
of transferred wealth over the next two generations will be inherited by women (Source: McKinsey & Company, 2020)
£250 bn
funding gap between female-founded and male-founded businesses
Andrea Castano speaking at the SF Summit
1,400% growth
According to the US Department of Energy, solar will grow from 3% of the US electricity supply in 2021 to 40% in 2035 and 45% by 2050
29% cheaper
Solar is 29% cheaper than the cheapest fossil fuel alternative
23% more efficient
Technology is enabling speed of growth – Improvements in technology mean that solar is 23% more efficient year-on-year
Topics
Sustainable Finance

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