The program for the 2015 World Forum on Natural Capital has now been launched, and includes a wealth of international speakers and experts who will attend the two day event in Edinburgh, Scotland, November 23-24, 2015.

In late September 2015, the U.S. Department of Commerce and the Earth Institute hosted the Natural Capital Business Roundtable to discuss this growing topic, bringing together an intimate group of business, government, and non-profit leaders. This invite-only event, the third in a series of four regional roundtables organized by the Department of Commerce, provided opportunities to hear, share, and understand core business concerns such as supply chain resiliency, corporate image, and cost savings in the context of the unique challenges faced by industries here in the coastal Northeast.

A critical first step to reach Sustainable Development Goal 15 is to rapidly build more awareness across business and financial sectors on how and why natural systems are critical to economic wellbeing, says Chairman and CEO of Kering, François-Henri Pinaul.