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Home » Podcast » Biodiversity: Episode 1


BIODIVERSITY: EPISODE 1

31 st December 2021
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HOW CAN MARKETS PRICE THE ABSENCE OF BIRDSONG? HOW MUCH ARE PEOPLE WILLING TO
PAY TO MAINTAIN THE EXISTENCE OF, OR BE COMPENSATED FOR, THE LOSS OF
BIODIVERSITY IN ALL ITS FORMS?1

The importance of biodiversity is hard to overstate. At its most simplistic, the
term refers to genetic variation, as well as variation across species and the
ecosystem at large. Biodiversity thus relates to all life on Earth. We, as
humans, are utterly dependent upon it for our survival.

And it is against this backdrop that the rate of biodiversity loss is so
alarming. From 1970-2016, mammal, bird, amphibian, reptile and fish population
sizes shrank by – on average – 68%2. In the decade to come, reversing this
downward trend will prove critical.

In the first episode from our six-part series, we look to define biodiversity
and establish its importance in a business, as well as a humanitarian, context.

It is a point that Dr Emma Berntman – who works within our stewardship team, EOS
at Federated Hermes (EOS) – wastes no time in addressing.

‘Some estimates place the value of ecosystem services and natural capital at
between $125 and $145tn per annum’, Berntman says, ‘But when you think about it,
all life on Earth and all businesses, to varying degrees, are dependent on the
common goods provided by nature.’

According to Berntman, biodiversity has been rising up the corporate agenda in
recent years owing to a definitive shift in consumer preferences, the
ever-changing policy landscape and, most recently, the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘New infectious diseases often emerge as a result of pathogens moving from
animal hosts to human hosts… The exploitation of wildlife through trade, hunting
and habitat destruction increase the likelihood of viruses moving from animals
to humans.’

Guest speaker, Gillian Rutherford-Liske – Head of Reinsurance Sustainability at
Swiss Re – is also keen to stress that biodiversity loss does not exist in
isolation.

‘What's needed right now is systems thinking’3, Rutherford-Liske says, drawing
attention to the relationship between biodiversity loss and climate change, as
well as the need for countries to invest in solutions that restore nature.

‘One example that I like to use is Louisiana, this very low-lying area of land
on the southern coast of the US that is heavily impacted by floods and storms…
if the state of Louisiana would invest more in nature-based solutions – in
restoring some of the swamp areas – they could reduce their expected flood costs
by $5.3bn annually’.






 1. 1University of Exeter, ‘Project to examine ‘price of birdsong’, (2019)
 2. 2World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), Living Planet Report, (2020)
 3. 3Systems thinking is a way of exploring and developing effective action by
    looking at connected wholes rather than separate parts.

Dr Emma Berntman
Sectors: Pharmaceuticals & Healthcare, Retail

Dr Emma Berntman focusses on engagements in the pharmaceuticals & healthcare and
retail sectors. Prior to joining EOS, Emma was head of the environmental
management programme for Sweden at a Nordic hotel chain. Emma holds an MSc in
Biomedicine and a PhD in Cell and Molecular Biology from Lund University in
Sweden. Emma is fluent in English and Swedish and has a good working knowledge
of Danish and Norwegian.

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