Connued overleaf NATURAL CAPITAL “I firmly believe that the business of the future will be held accountable for its use of and stewardship of its natural resources and you want to be ahead of the curve, or at least on the curve, otherwise you’ll be leſt behind” Andy Murray, Chief Customer Officer ASDA Natural Capital, Environmental and Biodiversity Net Gain are important because: • Businesses depend upon ‘Natural Capital’ and the benefits that ‘ecosystem services’ provide. These underpin our economy; • Natural Capital and the benefits that flow from these are in decline both in the UK and Globally; • Responsible business leaders are using ‘A Natural Capital Approach’ to help address this and put the environment at the heart of business decision making; • ‘Natural Capital’ and ‘Biodiversity Net gain’ are embedded within the government’s 25 year Environment Plan and the Environment Bill. “Shareholders and investors in the future will expect responsible companies to demonstrate how they deliver a posive environmental impact” TECHNICAL SERVICE WHAT WE DO SLR works with organisaons to help them understand their environmental impact, reduce this and identify opportunities to move towards a positive environmental impact. We have proven expertise in all areas of sustainability, environmental impacts, climate change, ecology and biodiversity. We support organisaons in using a natural capital approach to understand the risks and opportunities together with the environmental impacts their businesses have. Working with our clients we develop a baseline, improvement measures and a means to work towards achieving environmental net gain.