Abstract

Many aspects of our economic activity depend on natural capital. The ecosystems that underpin natural capital provide a wide range of ecosystem goods and services that are valued by people. In most cases, however, ecosystem services are "invisible" and not properly considered in decision-making processes, leading to an underestimation of environmental risks. Companies overexploit natural capital assets and ecosystems, at the heart of our natural environment. In most cases, the ecosystem services provided by nature are not adequately taken into account in decision-making processes, resulting in environmental degradation. Awareness of the damage caused by overuse of resources is growing, and there is a growing focus on how the risks associated with ecosystem degradation affect corporate sustainability. Companies don't always adequately consider how their supply chains, operations, and values Businesses depend on and influence natural capital. Corporate strategies for valuing natural capital may not take into account all the benefits and risks generated by the ecosystem because we cannot assume that we have all the information about all ecosystem service flows. The author describes the concept of risks associated with the exploitation of natural capital and describes the mechanisms for assessing the risks of natural capital.

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