Brussels, 23 April 2025
Today, Commissioner Jessika Roswall is meeting with environmental, business, and financial stakeholders in Brussels to discuss the role of nature credits for investments in nature and biodiversity.
The roundtable will focus on developing biodiversity certification and nature credits as tools to finance nature restoration. This includes the need to develop a sound and credible methodology, innovative strategies to grow the nature credits market, as well as ways to boost private sector investment and biodiversity conservation.
Discussions will explore how to facilitate market development, including potential measures or market enablers. This high-level roundtable will also help identify key drivers of demand for nature credits in the corporate and financial sectors. The conclusions of the meeting will feed into the process of developing EU action on nature credits.
As highlighted in Commissioner Roswall’s mission letter, designing incentives for nature-positive actions and private investment is a priority. The work on nature credits therefore requires close cooperation with all stakeholders – Member States, international partners, organisations, industries, and financial institutions, including development and commercial banks.
Commissioner for the Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, Jessika Roswall, said: “During this roundtable, we will explore how nature credits can play a role in mobilising private investments. I look forward to hearing from all stakeholders about promising, ongoing initiatives in Europe and around the world, and the broad potential of nature credits.”
You can find more information on the roundtable on nature credits online.