Nature-related risks are gaining increasing attention from investors and corporates. The TNFD framework enables organisations to identify, assess, and disclose their dependencies and impacts on nature — and to understand how these translate into financial risks and opportunities.

The latest TNFD Status Report sheds light on how the global landscape of nature-related disclosure is evolving, and how nature dependencies and impacts are increasingly shaping financial materiality assessments and investment decision-making.

This event will explore key insights from TNFD’s recent work and discuss how Nordic investors and companies are positioning themselves in this rapidly developing landscape. How do we compare to our global peers and what opportunities exist for Nordic leadership on nature and finance?

Programme

08:30 Registration and breakfast
09:00 Welcome remarks by Thina Saltvedt, Chief analyst sustainability, Nordea and board member Norsif
09:05 Nature risk is a business risk – Idar Kreutzer, Special Adviser, NHO
09:20 Global status and financial materiality of nature – Tom Hegarty, Associate Director, TNFD
09:55 Integrating nature data into investment decisions making, Pavan Sukhdev, CEO, GIST Impact and President, WWF International
10:20 Q&A and discussion

Keynote speakers

Idar Kreutzer
Idar Kreutzer is a leading figure in Norwegian business and sustainability. As Special Adviser at NHO, he has played a key role in shaping national climate policy and green finance initiatives. Kreutzer previously served as CEO of Finance Norway (2012–2023) and CEO of Storebrand (2000–2012) and has been a strong advocate for integrating sustainability into corporate strategy and financial systems. He also chairs Aschehoug Publishing and serves on several advisory boards, including NHH’s Advisory Board and the Minister of Climate and Environment’s Climate Council.

Tom Hegarty

Prior to joining the TNFD team, Tom was working at Systemiq where he helped food companies, agri-input providers and investors to identify the risks and opportunities they face from climate change and nature loss and to develop strategies to address these. He previously worked at the UK finance and economics ministry, HM Treasury, looking at the distributional impacts of decarbonisation in the UK, and natural environment and agriculture policy.

Tom holds a Masters degree in the Economics of Public Policy from the Barcelona School of Economics (Universitat Pompeu Fabra and Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona), and BA in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Pavan Sukhdev
Pavan Sukhdev is a globally recognized thought leader on sustainability and the green economy. As CEO of GIST Impact and President of WWF International, he has been a pioneer in advancing how nature and sustainability are valued in business and finance.

Sukhdev is a scientist by education, a banker by profession, and an environmental economist by passion. He previously led the UN’s Green Economy Initiative and The Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) study. His groundbreaking work has been recognised through several awards including the Blue Planet Prize (2016), the Tyler Prize (2020), and the EAERE European Practitioner Achievement Award in Applying Environmental Economics (2024).

We look forward to welcoming you to an insightful and inspiring session on nature risk and financial materiality.

Time: 08:30 – 10:30 (breakfast served from 08:30. Programme starts at 9.00)