Ecosystem Capital, LLC

"The conservation of natural resources is the fundamental problem. Unless we solve that problem it will avail us little to solve all others."

Theodore Roosevelt

Ecosystem Capital is a project development and strategic advisory services firm specializing in providing assistance to landowners, corporations, financial institutions, conservation organizations, and government entities with the development of innovative market-based ecosystem services projects and strategies designed to:

• Develop and realize (previously unrealized) ecological and natural resource asset values from land and water resources.

• Improve the development and management of agricultural, timber, and other real estate assets in a manner consistent with our client’s conservation and financial goals and objectives.

• Increase the value appreciation of real estate assets through ecological restoration or enhancement.

• Identify, assess, and develop corporate strategies that integrate natural resource asset and ecosystem services considerations into corporate enterprise and operational goals and objectives.

In order to achieve the desired financial returns and ecological benefits for our clients' market-based ecosystem services projects, Ecosystem Capital utilizes a wide range of market-based conservation finance mechanisms, landowner incentive programs, and innovative land use strategies. The ideal combination of these tools and incentives enables the generation of multiple revenue streams from a specific parcel of land or project, providing diversified financial returns and ecological benefits for our clients, investors, and community stakeholders.

Company News & Events

Upcoming Events

November 2010

Ecosystem Capital Founder and CEO, Jay Truty, to discuss corporate ecosystem services strategies at Chicago Bar Association Environmental Law Committee meeting.

CBA ELC Meeting Information

Topic: "Environmental Stewardship that’s Good for the Planet and the Bottom Line – Reducing Corporate Enterprise and Facility Operational Environmental Liability Exposure through Corporate Ecosystem Services Strategies"

Date/Time: November 2, 2010, 12:15pm - 1:30pm

Location:  CBA Headquarters, 321 South Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL

Webcast: This presentation will be webcast. For login and viewing procedures, visit www.chicagobar.org, then click on the Webcast tab.

For additional information regarding the event, please see the CBA Press Release

Recent Events

October 2010

Ecosystem Capital, LLC Founder and CEO, Jay Truty spoke at the 2010 National Net Impact Conference - 2020: Vision for a Sustainable Decade hosted by the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan  on October 28-30, 2010

The panel addressed: "(CSR) Transparency: Quantity v. Quality"

Other panel members included:
C. Gregory Rogers, President and Founder, Advanced Environmental Dimensions
Michael Wallace, Director, Global Reporting Initiative
Jeffrey A. Smith, Partner, Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP (moderator)

September 2010

"Beyond Carbon: stacking and bundling assets in environmental markets" panel discussion at Carbon TradEx America

 Ecosystem Capital, LLC Founder and CEO, Jay Truty will participate on a panel discussion at the Carbon TradeEx America conference in Chicago on September 28, 2010 at 11am. 

Hosted by Ecosystem Marketplace, the panel discussion "Beyond Carbon: stacking and bundling assets in environmental markets",will present a birds-eye view of the market potential and emerging demand for combined environmental assets. It will explores the basics, controversies and possibilities of ‘stacking and bundling’ carbon and other market-based ecosystem services to mitigate environmental market risks.

The Carbon TradeEx America event will be hosted at Chicago's McCormick Conference Center on September 28th and 29th

Panel Discussion Information

"Beyond Carbon: stacking and bundling assets in environmental markets"
September 28th, 11:00-12:00
Session: SS1
Chicago McCormick Conference Center (South Building S400 Level - Rm 402a)

Attorney and Ecosystem Capital Founder/CEO Jay Truty Discusses His Career Integrating Market-Based Environmental Land Use Strategies with Traditional Real Estate Development

Mr. Truty will discuss his position as CEO of Ecosystem Capital, LLC, a company that assists landowners, corporations, financial institutions, conservation organizations, and government entities develop innovative conservation finance strategies.

DATE: Tuesday, September 14th

TIME: 4:45 - 5:50 p.m.

LOCATION:
Room 531
The John Marshall Law School
315 South Plymouth Court
Chicago, IL 60604

More information here

April 9, 2010

'Creating Economies of Nature' - 2010 ISLWE Expo Keynote Speech

Founder and CEO, Jay Truty, was the featured speaker at the 2010 Illinois Sustainable Living and Wellness Expo making a presentation 'Creating Economies of Nature'

Mr. Truty examined the strategies that organizations and individuals can take to realize (and increase) the financial value of land and water resources by utilizing market-based conservation finance strategies. 

You can download a copy of the presentation by visiting the Expo website or clicking here for the pdf.