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E163 Vian Sharif: Finance, AI and the Future of Nature

What happens when financial markets finally realise nature isn’t external to the economy — but fundamental to it?

In this episode of the Oxygen Conservation Podcast, Rich Stockdale speaks with Vian Sharif, Founder of NatureAlpha — a company using AI and environmental data to help financial institutions understand how their investments impact the natural world.

Today, NatureAlpha’s insights inform institutions representing over $25 trillion in assets, helping investors identify risks linked to biodiversity loss, water stress, pollution and ecosystem degradation.

But Vian’s journey didn’t begin…

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