James Spurgeon
Director Environmental Economist @Sustain Value
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WORK HISTORY
Director Environmental Economist @Sustain Value
Sustain Value is an award winning sustainability consultancy firm that advises businesses, investors & Governments on valuing & reporting on natural capital, multi-capitals/ESG & the blue economy (marine & freshwater). Projects- CSRD-TNFD assessments & strategic advice for multi-national & investment companies- Coral reef valuation & financing project for ADB- Developing marine & terrestrial natural capital accounts for UAE- Blue economy sustainable financing review, Indian Ocean - Multi-capital assessments for agri-food sector- Marine/natural capital assessment for eco-tourism investments Madagascar - Investigated marine nature based solution investments for Family Office - Lead author Natural and Integrated Capitals Protocol- Rapid Sustainability Appraisal tool for assessing investments - Many natural capital assessments - coral reef tourism, banks, renewable energy, mining, paper & pulp, pharma, food & technology companies- Review & strategy advice on net positive approaches - Environmental & Social P&L Accounts for FTSE 100 companies (Roche, WPP, Water Co)- Many water valuation & coastal valuation studies for multinationals & UNDP- Technical advisor for ENCORE financial institution natural capital tool & coral reef valuation report for Prince of Wales Int. Sustainability Unit - Led EU Business and Biodiversity Platform Workstream on natural capital accounting for 3 years - Developed ESE-ROVA (Environmental, Social and Economic - Risk, Opportunity & Valuation Assessment) tool for Antofagasta to evaluate sustainability of investments - Advised on externalities in corporate reporting - Many IFC PS6 ecosystem services assessments- Biodiversity offset quantification and valuation for marine impacts (e.g. coral reefs) for a power plant development (to IFC PS6)- Corporate training on IFC performance standards including PS6: Biodiversity & ecosystem services - Corporate training on natural capital, biodiversity, ecosystem services & water
EDUCATION
University of Exeter
Bachelor of Science (BSc), Zoology
Newcastle University
MSc, Tropical Coastal Management - with strong focus on environmental valuation
University of Warwick - Warwick Business School
MBA - with focus on environmental markets, sustainability and corporate strategy
SKILLS
ABOUT JAMES SPURGEON
A natural capital, nature, TNFD/CSRD, multi-capitals, impact valuation and blue economy consultant with 30 years experience helping businesses, investors & governments measure & value environmental & social impacts. Founded Sustain Value in 2011. Sits on Capitals Coalition Advisory Panel. Experienced in many sectors (especially mining/extractives, energy, infrastructure and marine/ocean) and also conservation finance & coral valuation. Sustain Value is a network based sustainability consultancy advising multi-national companies, investors & governments. Voted \'UK Impact valuation consultancy 2025\',\'International Sustainability Consultancy 2022\' & \'Leading UK Sustainability Management Consultancy\' from 2018 to 2021 in the Financial Times management consultancy awards.We specialise in nature/natural capital and impact valuation helping clients to better manage associated impacts, dependencies, risks and opportunities - and move towards being Nature Positive and Net Positive. Three core areas of work:1) Natural Capital: Nature, natural capital accounting & assessments, TNFD/CSRD, biodiversity and ecosystem services, nature positive, nature strategies, Nature Based Solutions, IFC PS6, biodiversity offsets, valuing water & biodiversity, evaluating business risks & opportunities etc. 2) Impact valuation/Multi-Capitals/Sustainability/ESG: Impact & dependency valuation, developing decision-support tools, Cost-benefit analysis, Integrated Profit & Loss Accounts, Integrated balance sheets, Net Positive etc. 3) Blue economy: Marine/coastal/ocean valuation, sustainable blue economy and conservation finance, ocean & marine investment appraisal of risks and opportunities, coral reef valuation etc. Lead author of the \'Natural Capital Protocol\' and lead technical advisor of the Capitals Protocol. Authored many other business guides including for the EU Natural capital accounting for business workstream; WBCSD\'s \'Guide to Corporate Ecosystem Valuation\' and \'water valuation\' series; IPIECA\'s \'Ecosystem services guidance\' and the Prince of Wales A4S \'Natural and Social Capital Accounting for Finance\'. Also published widely on coral reef valuation.Key skills- Natural capital accounting and assessments- TNFD/CSRD-ESRS4- Impact valuation- Blue economy - marine/ocean valuation & sustainable finance - Coral reef valuation & finance- Investment appraisals & due diligence - multi-capital impact valuation & SDGs- Water valuation- Biodiversity and ecosystem services assessments- Biodiversity offsets & environmental damage claims- Multi-capital assessments
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