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Intrinsic Exchange Group (IEG) is a finance company founded in 2017. The company aims to integrate ecosystem valuation into the financial system to address environmental challenges through market-based approaches.[1][2]
History
[edit]IEG was founded by Douglas Eger with the objective of developing financial instruments to assign market value to natural assets. The company's main focus is Natural Asset Companies (NACs), which are designed to hold rights to ecosystem services and allow investors to trade shares, similar to a stock exchange. The development of NACs received early financial backing from The Rockefeller Foundation provided IEG with $1.7 million to fund research as well as the creation of an "ecological performance report" framework for valuing natural assets.[3][4]
Starting in 2021, IEG collaborated with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) to file an application with the Securities and Exchange Commission to publicly list NACs.[2][5] However, in January 2024, the NYSE withdrew the proposal following significant political and public opposition.
Projects
[edit]IEG has been developing the NAC model since its founding in 2017.[2] The model is designed to assign financial value to ecosystems by allowing investors to buy shares in companies managing natural resources. NACs are intended to provide landowners with economic incentives for conservation and maintaining ecological integrity on their land.[4] After the NYSE NAC withdrawal in early 2024 IEG shifted its focus to private markets. Current projects include a 1.6 million-acre tribal land conservation project and a sustainability program focused on soybean farming, while an earlier pilot project in Costa Rica stalled due to political changes.[2][6]
Controversy and Criticism
[edit]IEG's NAC model has been met with opposition from conservative groups and Republican politicians, who have characterized it as a potential means of restricting land use or as an attempt by global entities to exert control over private land.[1][7] In response, 25 Republican attorneys general formally opposed the SEC proposal, raising concerns about its implications for land ownership and regulatory oversight.[8]
IEG has continued to develop NACs within private markets and maintains that participation in the model is voluntary and compliant with existing legal frameworks.[3] Eger has criticized opposition to the initiative, arguing that many critics have formed conclusions without seeking clarification from IEG directly.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Lydia DePillis (February 18, 2024). "Nature Has Value. Could We Literally Invest in It?". The New York Times. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ a b c d Anne Sraders (September 14, 2021). "The NYSE just created a new asset class for betters of the environment". Fortune. Fortune Media. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ a b c Jeff Young (January 18, 2024). "New York Stock Exchange Drops Idea on Investing in Nature Amid GOP Backlash". Newsweek. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ a b David Gelles (February 20, 2024). "What's Behind Wall Street's Flip-Flop on Climate?". The New York Times. Retrieved March 17, 2025.
- ^ John Mccrank (September 14, 2021). "NYSE says it will co-launch new environmentally sustainable asset class". Reuters. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ Economist Impact (May 7, 2023). "Creating a market for biodiversity". Economist Impact. The Economist Newspaper Limited. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ House Committee on Natural Resources (January 11, 2024). "Westerman Leads House Republicans in Calling for SEC to Reject Natural Asset Companies". naturalresources.house.gov. U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
- ^ Eva Terry (March 12, 2025). "Sens. Mike Lee, John Curtis and Rep. Mike Kennedy introduce a bill to block 'Wall Street' control of Utah public lands". Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved March 13, 2025.
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