Conference spotlights business role in rebuilding natural capital

EnvironmentFour indicators aim to standardize tracking of ecosystem recovery outcomesThe Global Nature Positive Summit 2026 in Kumamoto, Japan, announces new benchmarks for measuring nature-positive initiatives.Nikkei staff writersJuly 14, 2026 20:54 JSTKUMAMOTO, Japan -- Corporations' responsibility to halt and reverse the loss of natural capital -- nature's own assets such as groundwater and biodiverse forests -- took center stage on Tuesday at an international conference in southern Japan, where four benchmarks to assess businesses' restoration efforts were announced.