BEC Climate & Nature Theatre
Integrating Nature Valuation and Monitoring: Lessons from TNFD and Beyond
12 Sep (Fri) Day 2 : 11:50 – 12:40
As environmental accountability becomes increasingly important, integrating nature valuation into business frameworks is essential for sustainable development. This session, titled “Integrating Nature Valuation and Monitoring: Lessons from TNFD and Beyond,” will focus on the principles of valuing nature and the necessity of reflecting ecological assets on balance sheets. Participants will explore the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and its relevance for businesses, governments and NGOs, and other methods and applications of nature valuation. By examining innovative valuation methods and monitoring practices, the session aims to provide insights for embedding nature into financial decision-making and corporate governance.
Learnings
- Gain insight into frameworks and methodologies for valuing natural capital.
- Learn about the TNFD’s guidelines and their role in disclosing nature-related risks and opportunities.
- Discover effective monitoring practices for assessing nature’s value and its impact on business performance.
- Review successful examples of businesses integrating nature valuation into their strategies.
Post-event actions
- Conduct workshops and sessions to educate stakeholders about valuing nature.
- Develop training programmes to enhance understanding of nature valuation methodologies.
- Create platforms for ongoing discussions among businesses, NGOs and government entities.
- Encourage research that explores local contexts and challenges in integrating nature valuation.
Speakers
Moderator
Jenny Lee
Deputy Secretary General
Hong Kong Green Finance Association
Jenny Lee
Hong Kong Green Finance Association
Deputy Secretary General
Jenny serves as the Deputy Secretary General of the Hong Kong Green Finance Association (HKGFA), where she leads strategic multi-stakeholder engagement across its diverse membership of over 160 institutional firms, encompassing the private and public sectors, regulators and government entities.
Her efforts are focused on advancing Hong Kong’s position as a leading sustainable financial and green tech center. Jenny contributes to the capacity building, data analytics and transition planning workstreams of the Centre for Green and Sustainable Finance under Hong Kong’s Cross Agency Steering Group (CASG), as well as initiatives with the UN-led Financial Centres for Sustainability (FC4S), and as co-convenor for the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD). Additionally, she serves on the advisory panel for Hong Kong’s Green and Sustainable Fintech Proof-of-Concept Funding Support Scheme, and the Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) Industry panel for Hong Kong Green Fintech Map.
Following a two-decade career in investment banking, Jenny transitioned her expertise into sustainability, driven by a desire to create positive impact. She co-founded Development Finance Asia, a platform which provides innovative financial solutions to the Global South, and worked as a Consultant responsible for managing Mercer’s Fortune 500 Multinational clients based in Hong Kong, prior to joining HKGFA. Jenny is a life-long learner, dedicated to fostering a sustainable ecosystem, that integrates finance, technology, nature and biodiversity. She holds certifications from the CFA Institute in Climate Risk, Valuation and Investing, CFA Sustainability Investing, and MIT Sloan Management in Artificial Intelligence: Implications for Business Strategy.
Jenny’s professional background includes regional roles at Goldman Sachs, Credit Suisse and JPMorgan, where she specialized in equity derivatives and prime brokerage, assisting alternative asset managers in scaling their business, raising capital and accessing financing. She has lived in London, New York, Tokyo and Hong Kong.
My Sustainability Goals for 2025:
Increased collaboration across private and public sector
Align, amplify and synergise HKGFA’s sustainability-related initiatives with members, partners regionally and globally to drive greater impact on climate mitigation, adaption and resilience efforts in Asia.
Megan Pillsbury
Founder & CEO
Dunya Analytics
Megan Pillsbury
Dunya Analytics
Founder & CEO
Megan Pillsbury is an engineer, entrepreneur, and innovation leader on a mission to reinvent the private sector. As the Founder and CEO of Dunya Analytics, the leading digital platform for science-based risk analytics for biodiversity and nature, she is dedicated to charting a course towards a sustainable and equitable economy. With a rich background in tech, startups, sustainability, and financial services, Megan has led innovation and fintech teams at Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley. She also orchestrated the business development strategy for The Climate Service, paving the way for its acquisition by S&P Global. Beyond her corporate roles, Megan sits on the board of Enrich, a non-profit offering financial literacy education to migrant domestic workers in Hong Kong. Megan’s academic credentials include an MBA from INSEAD and an MS in Electrical Engineering from the University of Michigan.
My Sustainability Goals for 2025
Inspire more companies to embed nature into business decision-making
Supported by
ADM Capital Foundation
Our mission is to understand how our environmental and economic systems are evolving, and to take those insights as a starting point to protect biodiversity, natural resources, reduce system stresses and build environmental resilience. Four themes permeate all of our work: biodiversity, natural resources, climate change and finance.
With thanks to
ERM-Hong Kong Limited
Booth N30
ERM partners with clients to operationalize sustainability at pace and scale, deploying a unique combination of strategic transformation and technical delivery capabilities. This approach helps clients to accelerate the integration of sustainability at every level of their business.
With more than 50 years of experience, ERM’s diverse team of 8,000 experts in 40 countries and territories helps clients create innovative solutions to their sustainability challenges, unlocking commercial opportunities that meet the needs of today while preserving opportunity for future generations.
Our sustainability goals for 2025:
- People: Improve learning effectiveness, achieve DEIB targets, maintain high employee engagement, and grow the workforce to enhance social impact.
- Digital Innovation: Advance digital enablement of core services and ensure no breaches of privacy regulations
- Climate, Nature & Social Challenges: Increase sales for low-carbon transition by 20%, stay on track with SBTi targets, and implement updated decarbonization and social programs.
- Impact & Influence: Contribute 1% of prior year profits to sustainability initiatives and publish an initial Impact Report.
- Governance & Accountability: Strengthen ESG oversight with quarterly Board reporting, ensure 100% completion of Contribution Statements, and implement a refreshed risk management approach.
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- Carbon Management/Carbon Offset
- ESG Reporting/Consultancy
- Green Finance & Investments
- Sustainability Services
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