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Mar 6, 2018 / by administrator / In Vince Deschamps / Comments Off on When Worlds Collide – The Aftermath of My Experiences in the Natural Capital Lab

When Worlds Collide – The Aftermath of My Experiences in the Natural Capital Lab

It’s been my pleasure to be a part of the Natural Capital Lab’s (NCL) Innovation cohort. As a natural capital practitioner, it’s been a very worthwhile endeavour, and having the opportunity to express myself through a blog series on the Natural Capital Lab website has been an amazing opportunity to explore my somewhat unconventional views

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Aug 5, 2016 / by administrator / In Guest Blog / Comments Off on Michelle Brownlee: Why We Need to Get Our Hands on Values for Nature

Michelle Brownlee: Why We Need to Get Our Hands on Values for Nature

Every so often I get the opportunity to teach students about environmental economics. When I introduce the concept of natural capital – the idea that nature can be seen as providing value to humans – almost without fail the students look at me as if I’m stating the obvious. However, when I segue from talking

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Aug 5, 2016 / by administrator / In Uncategorized / Comments Off on Video Blog: Why is Natural Capital Important to You and Your Community?

Video Blog: Why is Natural Capital Important to You and Your Community?

This week, we’re kicking off the application period to join the Natural Capital Lab as an Innovator! We are looking for key influencers who can impact change in their organizations to ultimately help better integrate natural capital in our decision-making. As we launch into this next exciting phase of the Lab, it’s important to keep

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Jul 11, 2016 / by administrator / In Latest News / Comments Off on Announcing the Natural Capital Lab!

Announcing the Natural Capital Lab!

The Natural Step is embarking on a new Sustainability Transition Lab—this Lab aims to improve the way we measure, manage and make decisions about Canada’s natural capital.

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Mar 30, 2016 / by administrator / In Natural Capital Protocol / Comments Off on The Natural Capital Lab is Proud to Support the Natural Capital Protocol

The Natural Capital Lab is Proud to Support the Natural Capital Protocol

Representatives from over 160 of the world’s leading organizations, spanning business, finance, accounting, conservation, academia, and policy, meet today in London to celebrate the culmination of a unique collaborative project that has produced the first global Natural Capital Protocol. The Natural Capital Protocol is a standardized framework designed to generate trusted, credible, and actionable information that business managers need

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Mar 30, 2016 / by administrator / In CPA Canada, Sarah Keyes / Comments Off on Beyond Financial Capital: The Next Frontier of Sustainability

Beyond Financial Capital: The Next Frontier of Sustainability

This post was authored by Sarah Keyes, CPA, CA Sustainability Principal at the Chartered Professional Accountants of Canada. CPA Canada is one of the Natural Capital Lab’s convening partners.  Many of us have heard the phrase: “What gets measured gets managed.” However, just because you aren’t measuring something doesn’t mean you aren’t dependent on it.

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