Building business cases for Nature-based Solutions

This pair of resources from WBCSD can help you understand and present the business case for investing in Nature-based Solutions (NbS). The NbS Blueprint is a detailed guide that outlines a six-stage process for developing your own NbS business case: 1) identify business challenges; 2) explore relevant NbS; 3) understand the full range of value NbS offers; 4) develop the NbS design and implementation plan; 5) estimate costs of the proposed NbS; 6) and compare NbS against other solutions using multi-criteria decision analysis. It also provides eight case studies that further illustrate how other companies have developed their business cases for NbS. The Solutions Map is a tool designed to complement stage 2 of the NbS Blueprint. It helps explore relevant solutions by categorising NbS based on the business challenge they address and the biomes where they are applicable. These practical tools will be most useful to sustainability, finance, and strategy teams.