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Business models that harness the work of smallholder farmers have "massive" potential for reaping economic and carbon benefits, facilitated by technology, an executive at Pollination has said.

Governments could impose a tax on corporates that are harming nature, as a way of fostering biodiversity credit markets, Pollination has said.

Demand from investors and corporates for biodiversity credits is far exceeding the available supply, an executive at NatureVest has said.

Climate Asset Management (CAM), the joint venture between HSBC and Pollination, has raised $650 million for its two natural capital funds.

The outcome of the COP27 agreement is a "step in the right direction", despite its failure to commit to phasing down fossil fuels and an overall lack of ambition, investors said.

The agricultural supply chain's impact on biodiversity is an obvious problem that is being avoided by financial institutions, which often do not know how to address the issue, an executive at Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has said.

Helping advance the 'circular economy' is one of the most important ways that companies can help protect biodiversity, an executive at ISS ESG has argued.

Significant changes in government policy and business practice are required to address Australia's "critical" natural capital risks, Pollination has said.