Zoe Quiroz Cullen

Tested and refined the Actis Impact Model for assessing the environmental, social and governance performance of real estate developments in Africa, and recommended actions to further enhance the positive impacts of these developments.
- Investigated the impact of green building initiatives on Real Estate valuations

Top 15 finalists award for our report on how Nespresso could capitalise on the opportunities of the circular economy. Our recommendations to transform the consumer relationship to encourage closed loop recycling and use this as a platform strengthen the consumer connection with coffee suppliers was highly praised by the judges.

The Interim Forest Finance (IFF) project is a collaborative initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), Fauna & Flora International (FFI), the UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and the United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia (UNORCID).The IFF project advocates a strategic intervention by donor country and tropical forest country governments, and public financial institutions, to scale up public and private sector demand… Show more

The Interim Forest Finance (IFF) project is a collaborative initiative of the Global Canopy Programme (GCP), the Amazon Environmental Research Institute (IPAM), Fauna & Flora International (FFI), the UNEP Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and the United Nations Office for REDD+ Coordination in Indonesia (UNORCID).The IFF project advocates a strategic intervention by donor country and tropical forest country governments, and public financial institutions, to scale up public and private sector demand for REDD+ emission reductions, in the interim period between 2015 and 2020. Show less

The financial sector’s role in facilitating others to damage biodiversity and ecosystem services is increasingly being recognized. Reputation risks and liabilities from association with bad practice are especially well known in project finance. The business risks of losing security of supply or the implications of potential failure of vital ecosystem services (such as a stable water supply or climate control) as a threat to returns on investment is being better understood. In response markets… Show more

The financial sector’s role in facilitating others to damage biodiversity and ecosystem services is increasingly being recognized. Reputation risks and liabilities from association with bad practice are especially well known in project finance. The business risks of losing security of supply or the implications of potential failure of vital ecosystem services (such as a stable water supply or climate control) as a threat to returns on investment is being better understood. In response markets are working to offer new investment opportunities to investors. These challenges have direct impacts on financial performance, especially in sectors that are closely dependent on ecosystem services or which significantly impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services. Communication on this issue between companies in these sectors and the financial community is weak. Strong practices remain unrewarded and risk exposure unnoticed. The Natural Value Initiative (NVI) bridges this gap by working with the finance sector to evaluate the investment risks and opportunities posed by companies’ dependence and impact on biodiversity and ecosystem services. A clear business case enables investors to understand and manage the impacts of their investments on biodiversity and ecosystem services as a result of a range of emerging opportunities and risks. In its first phase of work the NVI undertook a review of the food, beverage and tobacco sectors and the risks associated with mismanaging biodiversity and ecosystem services. Show less