The Need for Biodiversity Integration in Venture Capital: A Case Study Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities

Diplôme Master The Need for Biodiversity Integration in Venture Capital: A Case Study Exploring the Challenges and Opportunities eng 2024-08-22 author Piontek Michelle Jeanette 989193 director De Pryck Kari 0000-0002-0203-5421 845450 Services communs de l'Institut des sciences de l'environnement (ISECO) director Kerloc'h Gaëtan The magnitude of current biodiversity loss calls for effective measuring and conservation actions by financial actors, including venture capital funds. Research in science has revealed the concerning state of the earth biosphere. However, while regulations are slowly addressing this challenge, at present, there are no commonly agreed practices on how to integrate biodiversity for financial institutions. The objective of this thesis is to contribute to this under-researched issue by shedding light on the main challenges investors face when trying to incorporate biodiversity into their carbon-focused sustainability strategy. For this purpose, the research employs literature on biodiversity measurement, biodiversity dependencies, and biodiversity impacts. Further, I apply a case from an internship at Five Seasons Venture (FSV), which analysed its portfolio's impacts and dependencies on biodiversity with the ENCORE tool. Additionally, the effectiveness and efficiency of the different actions FSV has implemented already are discussed. The thesis concludes with the presentation of practical recommendations for further initiatives and the assessment of their feasibility and effectiveness. The thesis aims to raise awareness of the urgent need to address biodiversity loss and extinction and the need for investors to integrate meaningful biodiversity conservation in their sustainability strategies. Further research on accurate and realistically implementable biodiversity measurements and implementable actions by venture capital funds are essential to achieve meaningful outcomes. Dewey 354.3 MIHDS Master in Innovation, Human Development and Sustainability 199 Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial TF false 02d84061-f830-4e55-bc0d-d7f8fa2362c2 Master thesis Restricted Piontek_Michelle_memoireMIHDS.pdf 3021907 application/pdf 092fad9db61e07c09c3397352912b87576e10e0ccb8515a73e4dbc34432f7751 restrictedAccess Faculté des sciences de la société / Institut de la gouvernance de l'environnement et du développement territorial

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