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We don’t value nature – StepStone Group

Early economic thinkers, including Adam Smith, saw nature only for what she (nature was always female in their writing) could provide – land for housing and food for eating.

Posted on Mar 20, 2023

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... The climate crisis has forced us to pay attention to nature. While our understanding may lag, as an investment theme, nature is only five years behind climate. Just as the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and others helped to put climate front of mind, they believe nature will benefit from similar tailwinds, eventually becoming a core ESG consideration and a destination for institutional capital.

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