We are a global collaboration building a resilient economy that values what matters
Integrated Decision-Making Framework
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Decision-makers in all organizations need complete and consistent information to make decisions that build competitiveness and resilience.
As we strive to build a more sustainable and equitable future, the Integrated Decision-Making Framework offers a valuable roadmap to navigate the complex landscape in which we all live. The Framework is a testament to the power of systems thinking, the importance of considering the interconnectedness of all aspects of our world, and the value of what truly matters.
Capitals Protocol
It provides detailed guidance on how to conduct an integrated capitals assessment to provide decision-useful information for systems-level solutions.
Governance for Valuation
It introduces a common structure to build confidence in valuation. This structure supports better understanding of how capitals information has been generated, provides criteria to judge whether it’s f it for purpose, and helps to summarize how it informs the decision at hand.
The Capitals Approach
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The global economic system and the way we assign value depend on nature, people, and society. Every organizations and business interacts with people and nature.
The capitals – natural, social, human and produced – form the foundation of human wellbeing and economic success.
Recognizing and strategically managing these interactions with all the capitals isn’t just about corporate social responsibility. It’s a core business imperative for resilience, competitiveness, innovation, and prosperity.
What is capital?
Capital has traditionally been thought of only as money, but capital describes any resource or asset that stores or provides value to people.
Natural capital, social capital and human capital work in much the same way as traditional capital – if we invest in them they create value, and if we degrade them we limit their value.
From impact to dependency
A capitals approach moves beyond considering only how we impact on the capitals to also highlighting how we depend on them.
This shift in mindset contextualizes our relationships with the capitals and helps to illustrate a clear business case for their protection and investment in their health and resilience.
From measurement to valuation
Understanding the value provided by the capitals further highlights the significance of our dependencies and enables us to include their value when we make decisions.
The value illuminated by a capitals approach can be economic, social, environmental, cultural or spiritual and can be expressed in qualitative or quantitative terms.
From silos to systems
A holistic systems approach sits at the heart of a capitals approach. Nature, people, society and the economy must be recognized as parts within a deeply interconnected global system and addressed together to deliver value across the capitals.
About us
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We are a global collaboration with a shared vision for a resilient economy that values what matter.
Together with 500 partners, by 2035, we are building confidence in the value of all capitals, empowering people to act and embed the value of all capitals – natural, social, human and produced into decision-making by the major institutions in the economic system.
We develop, advocate for and advance the capitals approach. We work with organizations and individuals spanning global systems to understand the value that flows from the capitals and to ensure that it is included in decision-making. We accelerates momentum, leverages success, connects powerful and engaged communities and identifies the areas, projects and partnerships where we can collaboratively drive transformational change.
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International protocolsProjects
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Impact
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The Coalition has developed three internationally recognized frameworks that provide organizations with tools to identify, measure and value their impacts and dependencies on natural capital, social capital and human capital to inform their decision-making.
As well as developing sector-specific and supplementary guidance to the Protocols, the Capitals Coalition convenes a diverse global community of leaders and spearheads global programs to ensure that the value of nature, people and society sits alongside financial value in the minds of decision-makers.
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