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Natural Capital can be defined as the world’s stocks of natural assets which include geology, soil, air, water and all living things.  
1. ''FX swaps''.


In an FX swap contract, the initial exchange of currencies.
Examples include global forests and their role in controlling greenhouse gases, insects as pollinators, water resources and the ecosystems of the planet.


Just as companies need financial capital to support their business so too does the world need natural capital to support human life.
The currencies are re-exchanged later in the 'far leg'.


Poor management can result in depletion of financial capital and likewise natural capital needs to be managed and valued. 


Putting an economic value on natural capital and accounting for its use or renewal are behind the concepts of sustainability accounting or integrated accounting.
2. ''Repurchase agreements''.


In a securities repurchase agreement ('repo'), the initial exchange of securities, to be re-exchanged later in the 'closing leg' or 'far leg'.


Natural capital is also known as natural resources.


== See also ==
* [[Closing leg]]
* [[Far leg]]
* [[FX swap]]
* [[Opening leg]]
* [[Repurchase agreement]]
* [[Swap points]]


==See also==
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
* [[Capital]]
* [[Ecosystem services]]
* [[Environmental profit and loss]]
* [[Human capital]]
* [[Intellectual capital]]
* [[Manufactured capital]]
* [[Natural Capital Coalition]]
* [[Natural Capital Committee]]
* [[Natural Capital Protocol]]
* [[Relationship capital]]
* [[Social capital]]
* [[Sustainability]]
* [[Sustainability bond]]
* [[SHE]]
* [[System of Environmental-Economic Accounting]]
* [[World Forum on Natural Capital]]
 
 
===Other links===
[https://naturalcapitalforum.com/news/article/sustainability-jargon-buster--10-essential-terms-for-ceos Sustainability jargon buster] www.naturalcapitalforum.com
 
[[Category:Ethics]]

Latest revision as of 20:22, 1 July 2022

1. FX swaps.

In an FX swap contract, the initial exchange of currencies.

The currencies are re-exchanged later in the 'far leg'.


2. Repurchase agreements.

In a securities repurchase agreement ('repo'), the initial exchange of securities, to be re-exchanged later in the 'closing leg' or 'far leg'.


See also