QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE

A successful consultancy has expertise in sustainable finance, nature-related financial risks and in the ASEAN policy landscape for nature. The applicant(s) should have a degree in environmental economics, finance, sustainable development or environmental/natural science or equivalent experience. You will be motivated by leveraging data to generate actionable insights and tools to drive forward practices and policies to halt nature loss and improve economic activities towards generating nature positive outcomes.

PURPOSE

Global Canopy (GC) and Asia Investor Group on Climate Change (AIGCC) invites expressions of interest from consultancies or experienced individuals in the ASEAN region to support Global Canopy in delivering a Southeast Asian Nature Risk Toolkit for financial institutions. The toolkit’s objective is provide a step-by-step foundation for financial institutions to integrate nature into their risk and investment processes through regionally relevant tools and insights. Outputs draw on existing platforms, datasets, and policy developments relevant to the region’s financial and ecological context.
Southeast Asia is a global centre of biodiversity, home to critical ecosystems such as tropical forests, coral reefs, and river basins. At the same time, the region is facing accelerating nature loss, with real implications for sectors like agriculture, fisheries, tourism, and infrastructure. While there has been progress in aligning finance with biodiversity goals—through national taxonomies, sustainable finance roadmaps, and voluntary initiatives—financial institutions are still struggling to connect high-level frameworks, such as the Global Biodiversity Framework, with their day-to-day decision-making.
The consultant will be responsible for leading the research and analysis across key components of the toolkit, with a focus on policy and compiling region-specific nature scenarios. The toolkit may include components such as country-level readiness assessments, data and tool mapping, and compiling a compendium of regionally-relevant risk scenarios. They will also contribute to selected sections of the toolkit and support other components such as data and tool mapping. The project would focus on the following countries for assessment: Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore.

KEY TASKS AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE:

• Conduct research and analysis on the pace of nature’s integration into financial decision-making in ASEAN countries.
• Compile regionally relevant nature-related scenario assumptions that can support stress testing and forward-looking analysis in the region.
• Help to shape methodologies based on discussion with Global Canopy, AIGCC, and key stakeholders in the ASEAN region.
• Draft selected sections of the Toolkit and validate findings with partners where needed.
• Provide input on and review other related deliverables, including the compilation of relevant nature-related datasets, tools, and platforms applicable to financial institutions in the region.