Investing in Nature: Legal and Financial Frontiers in Natural Capital and Nature-Based Solutions

This panel explores the rapidly evolving intersection of law, finance, and environmental stewardship as global markets increasingly seek to value and invest in natural ecosystems. Panelists from Foley Hoag LLP, Pantheon Regeneration, Iroquois Valley, HSBC, and the Regenerative Organic Alliance will bring complementary legal, investment, agricultural lending, banking, and certification perspectives to the key challenges and opportunities shaping the natural capital and nature-based solutions space, including deal structuring, risk allocation, regenerative agriculture finance, biodiversity credit markets, and the due diligence expectations of institutional investors and lenders. The discussion will address how project developers, investors, and legal advisors can navigate the complex and evolving frameworks governing natural capital assets, from carbon and biodiversity credits to conservation easements and sustainable land use investments, while positioning projects to attract capital in a market that demands both financial returns and measurable environmental outcomes. Panelists: Mark Barnett, Foley Hoag LLPVlad Roosevelt, Pantheon RegenerationChris Zuehlsdorff, Iroquois ValleyAnabelle Woodrow, Regenerative Organic AllianceAustin Badger, HSBC