CGC panel session stream archive at COP30 Standards Pavilion: Nature on the Balance Sheet -Process and Roadmap- is now available on on The University of Tokyo’s YouTube channel.
CGC panel session stream archive at COP30
On November 12, 2025, the Center for Global Commons hosted a panel session live stream, at the Standards Pavilion during the 30th UN Climate Change Conference (COP30) in Belém, Brazil.
This session focused on Step 4 (Market pricing of natural capital assets and liabilities) and Step 5 (Codification and promotion of natural capital valuation) of the Nature on the Balance Sheet initiative (NoBS)* implemented jointly by the Center for Global Commons and its international partners and discussed challenges and prospects for accelerating the process and roadmap. The panel discussion by experts introduced case studies including the Nature Strategy by the Canadian Government, the Green Finance Framework by the Chinese Government, and agricultural sector investments by Rabobank. The discussion demonstrated that international standardization and regulations are essential for incorporating natural capital valuation into decision-making and promoting investments. The session also underlined the importance of collaboration among a broad range of stakeholders (including regulators, policymakers, rating agencies, and investors) for accelerating the NoBS initiative.
(*For details on the NoBS initiative, please watch the CGC session at the COP30 Japan Pavilion.)
Speakers
Moderator:
–ISHII Naoko (Professor and Director, Center for Global Commons, The University of Tokyo）
Panelists:
–The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, and Minister responsible for Official Languages
–Ma Jun, Founder and President, Institute of Finance and Sustainability
–Lieke Verhofstad, Global Strategic Relations & Partnerships, Rabobank
–Mark Gough, CEO, Capitals Coalition
Related link
COP30 Standards Pavilion program site: https://www.standardspavilion.org/home.html#programme
