The launch of the G20 Nature Investment Roadmap 2.0, developed by the Sustainable Markets Initiative (SMI) Africa Council’s Investable Asset Classes Working Group in support of the historic South African G20 Presidency, arrives at a decisive moment for our planet and the global financial system and builds on seminal SMI natural capital investment reports: 2024-SMIAC G20 Nature Investment Roadmap: 2024-SMIAC G20 Nature Investment Roadmap and SMI Investing In Nature Opportunities for Institutional Investors. Our global economy stands at a crossroads.
Traditional growth models and investment paradigms are being fundamentally challenged by accelerating climate change, biodiversity loss, and ecosystem degradation. Simultaneously, institutional investors face mounting, often unrecognized, nature-related financial risks threatening portfolio stability. Governments—especially in emerging markets and developing economies—are contending with shrinking fiscal space, soaring debt levels, and escalating costs stemming from the consequences of climate inaction.
