Profiles examples of business risks and opportunities arising from a company’s dependence and/or impact on ecosystem services. Designed for use by company managers, analysts, and consultants to demonstrate the business case for considering trends in ecosystem services when developing business strategy.

1. Examples of Ecosystem Service-related Business Risks and Opportunities

2. This PowerPoint presentation profiles examples of business risks and opportunities arising from a company’s dependence and/or impact on ecosystem services. The speaker notes for each slide (click “view”, “notes page”) provide information about each example. This presentation is designed for use by company managers, analysts, and consultants to demonstrate the business case for considering trends in ecosystem services when developing business strategy. These case examples were implemented before the Corporate Ecosystem Service Review was created. For more information and supporting tools, visit www.wri.org/ecosystems/esr About this presentation World Resources Institute

5. Operational risk: Reduced quality of inputs Photo Courtesy of Flickr: PhillipC World Resources Institute

6. Operational risk: Reduced productivity Photo Courtesy of Flickr: BlueOakPhotos World Resources Institute

7. Operational risk: Increased scarcity or cost of inputs Photo Courtesy of Flickr: steve took it World Resources Institute

8. Operational risk: Reduced output Photo Courtesy of Flickr: hamiltonpaulp World Resources Institute

9. Operational risk: Disruption to business Photo Courtesy of Flickr: real1960 World Resources Institute

10. Operational opportunity: Increased efficiency Photo Courtesy of Flickr: StangGT World Resources Institute

11. Operational opportunity: Low-impact industrial processes Photo Courtesy of Flickr: gurdonark

12. Regulatory risk: Extraction moratoria Photo Courtesy of Flickr: anne logiei World Resources Institute

13. Regulatory risk: Lower quotas Photo Courtesy of Flickr: photosecossei World Resources Institute

14. Regulatory risk: Fines Photo Courtesy of Flickr: hicham daoudi World Resources Institute

15. Regulatory risk: User fees Photo Courtesy of Flickr: javierdoren World Resources Institute

16. Regulatory risk: Permit or license suspension Photo Courtesy of Flickr:Guistaff World Resources Institute

17. Regulatory risk: Permit denial World Resources Institute

18. Regulatory risk: Lawsuits Photo Courtesy of Flickr: tefe World Resources Institute

19. Regulatory opportunity: License to expand operation Photo Courtesy of Flickr: David Kutilek World Resources Institute

20. Regulatory opportunity: New products to meet new regulations Photo Courtesy of Flickr: Powi…(ponanwi

21. Photo Courtesy of Flickr: Ian Robertson Regulatory opportunity: Opportunity to shape government policy World Resources Institute

22. Reputational risk: Damage to brand or image Photo Courtesy of Flickr: halmorgan World Resources Institute

23. Reputational risk: Damage to brand or image Photo Courtesy of Flickr: Alan Cressler World Resources Institute

24. Reputational risk: Challenge to social “license to operate” Photo Courtesy of Flickr: ahisgett World Resources Institute

25. Photo Courtesy of Flickr: sonic_serenityr Reputational opportunity: Differentiated brand

26. Market risk: Changes in customer preferences

27. Market risk: Changes in customer preferences

28. Market opportunity: New products World Resources Institute

29. Market opportunity: New products Photo Courtesy of Flickr: clint02554 World Resources Institute

30. Photo Courtesy of Flickr: amlapedalemap Market opportunity: Markets for certified products World Resources Institute

31. Market opportunity: Markets for certified products Photo Courtesy of Flickr: pamelarose World Resources Institute

32. Market opportunity: Markets for ecosystem services Photo Courtesy of Flickr: chris.diewald World Resources Institute

33. Market opportunity: Markets for ecosystem services

34. Photo Courtesy of Flickr: sidewayscaver Market opportunity: New revenue from company-owned ecosystem World Resources Institute

35. Market opportunity: New revenue from company-owned ecosystem Photo Courtesy of Flickr: Al Bell World Resources Institute

36. Photo Courtesy of Flickr: Allegheny Power Market opportunity: New revenue from company-owned ecosystem World Resources Institute

37. Financing risk: More rigorous lending requirements World Resources Institute

38. Financing risk: More rigorous lending requirements Photo Courtesy of Flickr: simplelogic World Resources Institute

39. Financing risk: More rigorous lending requirements Photo Courtesy of Flickr: katuddenham World Resources Institute

40. Financing opportunity: Markets for ecosystem services World Resources Institute

41. www.wri.org/ecosystems/esr World Resources Institute