Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Summary

Nearly a decade of experience working on natural capital, ecosystems, water & sustainability in the business community.

Current focus on measurement and valuation of natural capital for business decision-making towards integrated performance management, and ultimately reporting.

See short TEDx talk on nature, business and the economy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OwQOej5_Euo BELOW

Key achievements include managing the development of, or significantly contributing to:

Water Scenarios to 2025
Global Water Tool
Water Facts and Trends
Agricultural Ecosystems – Facts & Trends
Water, Energy & Climate Change
Buy, Sell, Trade! – role play about ecosystem services
Corporate Ecosystem Services Review
Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation
Eco4Biz
Pitch for Nature

Uploaded on Feb 28, 2012

Website: http://tedx.ehl.edu More talks: http://tinyurl.com/TEDxEHLtalks Eva Zabey has lead projects that include the Water Scenarios to 2025, the Global Water Tool to map companies' water-related risks, and a game that explores how to 'Buy, Sell, Trade!' ecosystem services.

Eva is currently leading work on using eco- system valuation in a business context. Her background is in ecology (BSc -- Imperial College London, Masters in environmental management -- EPFL in Switzerland). What sparked her interest in business initially was a WWF biodiversity study she led for a cement company.

The inaugural TEDxEcoleHôtelièreLausanne event took place on 16 January 2012 on EHL's campus, featuring a wide variety of speakers offering much food for thought and many enriching ideas for the hospitality sector.

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