Despite rising corporate sustainability commitments, biodiversity loss persists due to fragmented finance and climate-centric frameworks like carbon markets and SBTi. Businesses face challenges integrating biodiversity into procurement strategies and delivering measurable, relevant outcomes. This session explores how companies can become long-term partners in conservation finance, using innovative models like the Rimba Collective to link biodiversity action to sourcing and supply chains. Panellists from Nestlé, P&G, Lestari Capital, and WCS will discuss practical approaches to procurement-linked finance, blended capital, and bundled outcomes, highlighting how to align biodiversity goals with business value and scale impact across sectors and geographies.

Speakers

• Corporate Representative: Francis Wiederkehr, Sustainability Director, P&G Chemicals
• Corporate Representative: Owen Bethell, Global Public Affairs Lead, Environment Nestlé
• Lestari Capital Representative: Michal Zrust, CEO and Founder, Lestari Capital
• WCS NGO Representative: Ashley Camhi, Director of Innovative Finance, Wildlife Conservation Society