{"id":22426,"date":"2017-06-20T13:09:16","date_gmt":"2017-06-20T13:09:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cebds.org\/noticia\/o-que-e-capital-natural\/"},"modified":"2023-06-23T15:09:11","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T15:09:11","slug":"o-que-e-capital-natural","status":"publish","type":"noticia","link":"https:\/\/cebds.org\/en\/noticia\/o-que-e-capital-natural\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Natural Capital?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Any business depends on nature for success. This is the obvious case of industries and other segments that use natural resources as raw materials, and not as obvious as in the case of the third sector. The relationship is not always clear, apparently financial institutions and offices depend less on natural resources, but still use paper made from cellulose, water for everyday purposes, energy generated in hydroelectric plants, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

This shows that, in cases of natural resources crisis<\/strong>, everyone is harmed. A clear example of this situation was the recent Brazilian electricity crisis, caused by the severe drought that hit the southeast of the country, and which threatened the supply of companies, resulting in production losses and even the availability of drinking water for the population.<\/span><\/p>\n

Unfortunately, until recently, the general population and large corporations did not realize the consequences of the unrestrained use of natural resources<\/strong>. It was always thought that the resources would be there, given free of charge by nature and that they could be used according to our will. <\/span><\/p>\n

Today we are affected by the impacts caused to our way of life, due to the misuse of these resources: we have lost land with agricultural potential to desertification; we lost hydroelectric potential due to water scarcity and siltation; cities suffer enormous losses due to flooding and landslides; among others.<\/span><\/p>\n

Thus, from this legacy of intergenerational debt with nature and society<\/strong>, which threatens our own model of life, it is necessary to rethink the way companies and the population deal with natural resources. Aiming to adapt the representation of nature to a world based on capital, a new social, environmental and economic arrangement was developed for interaction with nature: the Natural Capital<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Understand what Natural Capital is and \u2013 believe me \u2013 your business will thank you!<\/span><\/p>\n

What is Natural Capital?<\/b><\/h2>\n

It is a concept that sees, from the perspective of production costs, the value of natural resources in relation to a product or service<\/strong>. The idea is to stop considering such inputs as free assets and start valuing\/pricing them, treating them as capital, in the same way as we treat economic resources.<\/span><\/p>\n

If a company depends on nature for its success, it must think about these natural assets as part of your capital<\/strong>. After all, any shortage of these resources will directly affect the productivity and financial health of businesses, also causing risks for investors.<\/span><\/p>\n

Why should you care about Natural Capital?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Using the concept of Natural Capital<\/strong> and the tools available today, it is possible:<\/span><\/p>\n