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As investors, policymakers and businesses increasingly recognise the interconnected challenges of climate change, biodiversity loss and resilience, attention is shifting from why nature matters to how we finance nature at scale. While frameworks such as TNFD have helped organisations identify nature-related risks and opportunities, the next challenge is mobilising capital into solutions that deliver tangible environmental, social and economic outcomes.
This interactive workshop will explore emerging financing models that are helping unlock investment in natural infrastructure, including wetlands, native forests, catchment restoration, coastal ecosystems and other nature-based solutions. Through a series of practical case studies, participants will hear how governments, insurers, banks and corporates are developing innovative approaches to funding natural assets that deliver resilience, risk reduction and long-term value creation.
Chief Operating Officer of The Aotearoa Circle
Jo Jalfon is Chief Operating Officer at The Aotearoa Circle where she leads execution across the organisation’s strategic priorities, partner relationships, communications, and key workstreams. She joined The Circle in 2024 and brings more than 25 years’ experience in senior leadership roles spanning sectors including tourism, technology, the bioeconomy, and media. Based in Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland, Jo draws inspiration from landscapes and is proud to contribute to The Circle’s mission to restore Aotearoa’s natural taonga and help build enduring prosperity for future generations.
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