“The ECB’s recent research estimated that approximately 72% of companies in the euro area are highly dependent on nature, while almost 75% of bank loans to companies in the euro area are granted to those with a high dependency on ecosystem services provided by nature.”

[COMMENTARY] Corporate financial statements will — in the not-so-distant future — show large sums attributable to nature’s various assets. No longer will nature be consumed at little or ‘no cost.’ Natural capital is becoming substantially more valuable.
Nature, our most precious asset, by Bank Lombard Odier & Co Ltd., September 4, 2023, UK.