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Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation: A Framework for Improving Corporate Decision-Making

Burgess COMMENTARY

Peter Burgess

Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation: A Framework for Improving Corporate Decision-Making

This report acts as a guide for Corporate Ecosystem Valuation (CEV). CEV can be defined as a process to make better-informed business decisions by explicitly valuing both ecosystem degradation and the provided by ecosystem services. By including ecosystem values, the company’s aim is to improve corporate performance in relation to social and environmental goals and the financial bottom-line. Valuation can make decision-making around ecosystems more compelling and practical, thereby enhancing sustainable development strategies and outcomes