Kanika Goyal

Climate Risk Officer - Natwest

After joining Natwest in 2021, I took on the oversight of climate and ESG risk, playing a key role in building and implementing the ECB compliance plan. I am also closely working on CSRD project. Prior to this, I worked in investment banking where I maintained a strong connection with regulators and developed a deep understanding of various businesses.

All Sessions by Kanika Goyal

09:00 - 09:45

BIODIVERSITY & NATURE – PANEL DISCUSSION

Addressing nature and biodiversity risks and the possibilities for market participants to turn these into something investable

  • Identifying and investing in biodiversity opportunities
  • Assessing the growing vulnerability of companies and investments to biodiversity loss
  • Integrating biodiversity-related investments into sustainable finance strategies
  • Understanding the need to measure and mitigate for biodiversity impacts
  • Reviewing the importance of compensation methods when mitigation isn’t feasible
  • Leveraging discussions on biodiversity to develop tangible solutions for risk mitigation
  • Reviewing the pressures on nature and biodiversity following COP 16
  • Recognizing the need to fully integrate nature into the economy and understanding it’s various impacts
  • Understanding the complexities of nature risks
  • Challenges they pose for data collection and investors
  • Reviewing recent advancements in nature-based solutions