The economic and financial relevance of biodiversity risk
Biodiversity risks are rising up the agenda for companies, investors and policymakers, with increasing recognition of the importance of nature for economic and investment decision-making and corporate reporting.
Join us for a fireside chat with Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta as we discuss findings from the landmark Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity. This will be followed by an interactive panel discussion featuring Moody’s ESG specialists and external guest speakers, who will take a closer look at biodiversity-related financial risk.
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SpeakersProfessor Sir Partha Dasgupta Emeritus Professor of Economics University of Cambridge
Dr. Craig Davies Associate Director, Energy Efficiency & Climate Change EBRD
Lucia Lopez Vice President – Senior Credit Officer, ESG Moody's Investors Service
Natalie Ambrosio Preudhomme Associate Director, Commercial Real Estate Moody’s Analytics
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Professor Dasgupta has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge since 1985, serving as Chairman of the Faculty of Economics from 1997 to 2001. He has won numerous awards and in 2002, he was named Knight Bachelor by the Queen for services to economics. His research interests have covered welfare and development economics, the economics of technological change, population, environmental and resource economics, the theory of games, the economics of undernutrition, and the economics of social capital. In 2019, he was commissioned by the UK Treasury to lead a global independent review on the economics of biodiversity.
Dr Davies leads EBRD’s climate-related investment operations in the area of climate resilience, climate-related financial risk and climate corporate governance. He leads a team that works with businesses, financial institutions, utilities and government agencies to understand how they are affected by climate-related risks, and to integrate climate resilience and climate corporate governance into their business operations. Covering the infrastructure, corporate and financial sectors, the business area led by Dr Davies entails using climate change information to inform innovative investment design, technical cooperation and targeted policy dialogue. Prior to joining the EBRD in 2006, Dr Davies worked for the UK Government, after starting his career in environmental impacts research. Dr Davies holds a PhD in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.
Lucia Lopez is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Environmental, Social and Governance group. In her role, Lucia contributes on all aspects to systematically and transparently incorporate ESG considerations into its ratings. Lucia brings multi-disciplinary expertise in broader ESG issues through past positions as a corporate credit analyst and a banker.
Lucia frequently represents the firm as a speaker through conversations with investors, policymakers and other market participants around the world. Before moving to the ESG team, Lucia was a lead analyst in the EMEA Corporate Finance Group since 2018. Prior to Moody’s, Lucia worked for over 15 years at a number of banks including Deutsche Bank and Barclays as a senior credit officer specializing in leverage finance and natural resources.
Lucia holds a Masters in European Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Natalie Ambrosio Preudhomme is an Associate Director at Moody’s Analytics on the Commercial Real Estate thought leadership team, where she does research and outreach focused on climate and ESG. Previously Natalie led climate-related thought leadership at Moody’s ESG Solutions which she joined through the acquisition of Four Twenty Seven, a leading provider of data on physical climate risk. At Four Twenty Seven she led communications and editorial strategy, leveraging her background in climate adaptation, communications and environmental sciences to translate technical information into actionable insights for climate risk assessment and resilience-building across sectors. Previously, Natalie helped develop an assessment of U.S. cities’ vulnerabilities to climate change and their readiness to adapt, at the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN). Natalie holds a B.S. in Environmental Science, a Certificate in Journalism, Ethics, and Democracy from the University of Notre Dame and a Certificate in Climate and Investing from the CFA UK.
Professor Dasgupta has been a Professor of Economics at the University of Cambridge since 1985, serving as Chairman of the Faculty of Economics from 1997 to 2001. He has won numerous awards and in 2002, he was named Knight Bachelor by the Queen for services to economics. His research interests have covered welfare and development economics, the economics of technological change, population, environmental and resource economics, the theory of games, the economics of undernutrition, and the economics of social capital. In 2019, he was commissioned by the UK Treasury to lead a global independent review on the economics of biodiversity.
Dr Davies leads EBRD’s climate-related investment operations in the area of climate resilience, climate-related financial risk and climate corporate governance. He leads a team that works with businesses, financial institutions, utilities and government agencies to understand how they are affected by climate-related risks, and to integrate climate resilience and climate corporate governance into their business operations. Covering the infrastructure, corporate and financial sectors, the business area led by Dr Davies entails using climate change information to inform innovative investment design, technical cooperation and targeted policy dialogue. Prior to joining the EBRD in 2006, Dr Davies worked for the UK Government, after starting his career in environmental impacts research. Dr Davies holds a PhD in Environmental Technology from Imperial College London.
Lucia Lopez is a Vice President – Senior Credit Officer in Moody’s Environmental, Social and Governance group. In her role, Lucia contributes on all aspects to systematically and transparently incorporate ESG considerations into its ratings. Lucia brings multi-disciplinary expertise in broader ESG issues through past positions as a corporate credit analyst and a banker.
Lucia frequently represents the firm as a speaker through conversations with investors, policymakers and other market participants around the world. Before moving to the ESG team, Lucia was a lead analyst in the EMEA Corporate Finance Group since 2018. Prior to Moody’s, Lucia worked for over 15 years at a number of banks including Deutsche Bank and Barclays as a senior credit officer specializing in leverage finance and natural resources.
Lucia holds a Masters in European Law from the Université Libre de Bruxelles.
Natalie Ambrosio Preudhomme is an Associate Director at Moody’s Analytics on the Commercial Real Estate thought leadership team, where she does research and outreach focused on climate and ESG. Previously Natalie led climate-related thought leadership at Moody’s ESG Solutions which she joined through the acquisition of Four Twenty Seven, a leading provider of data on physical climate risk. At Four Twenty Seven she led communications and editorial strategy, leveraging her background in climate adaptation, communications and environmental sciences to translate technical information into actionable insights for climate risk assessment and resilience-building across sectors. Previously, Natalie helped develop an assessment of U.S. cities’ vulnerabilities to climate change and their readiness to adapt, at the Notre Dame Global Adaptation Initiative (ND-GAIN). Natalie holds a B.S. in Environmental Science, a Certificate in Journalism, Ethics, and Democracy from the University of Notre Dame and a Certificate in Climate and Investing from the CFA UK.