🌊 New opinion: Governments should take a clear stance against deep-sea mining. Four financial leaders argue that deep-sea mining presents growing financial risks alongside environmental concerns. 📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/bdhhrbr5 #DeepSeaMining #NatureFinance @simongranberg.bsky.social
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📢 What drives effective stewardship? Our Member Good Practice Spotlight highlights Robeco's approach to biodiversity stewardship. See how collaboration, engagement and data can support nature-positive investment decisions. 📖 Read more: tinyurl.com/3v5ek3sh #NatureFinance #Biodiversity
📢 Our Investor Engagement Briefs are now public. 5 sector-specific resources to support investor engagement on nature, developed with FfB members and aligned with Nature Action 100. 📥 Download here: tinyurl.com/mt728xzr What will move the needle for nature? #NatureFinance #InvestorEngagement
40 financial institutions urge governments; deep-seabed mining (DSM) must not go ahead until risks understood and alternatives explored. DSM threatens marine habitats and vital carbon storage. DSM's need is contested, and the economic case is not demonstrated. #ISBA30 #OceanFinance bit.ly/3GHlvUy
This week, people, communities, and organisations from all over the world are coming together for London Climate Action Week 2025. We’ll be there — ready to connect, collaborate, and help drive the conversation. Stay tuned for further updates!
This week, we were proud to co-host an event with the World Resources Institute and others. The speakers drew on insights from the new Financial Sector Guidebook on Nature-Based Solutions and how to integrate into mainstream finance. Nature is not a nice-to-have - it's a financial imperative.
For every $1 invested in land restoration, we can generate up to $30 in economic benefits - from food security to climate resilience. Yet the global economy loses $878 billion every year to land degradation. Restore the land. Unlock the opportunities. #DesertificationAndDroughtDay2025
📢 Natacha Boric, Head of Policy and Positive Impact at FfB Foundation, will speak on a panel at the World Climate Investment Summit during London Climate Action Week! When: 26 June Where: London Stock Exchange 🎟️ 20% Discount for FfB Members using code: F4BF2025N ➡️ Register here: lnkd.in/eKaiFQ-7
An op-ed by Marguerite Culot, Biodiversity Expert at Caisse des Dépôts Group, urges governments not to permit Deep-Seabed Mining until the full environmental, financial and reputational risks are understood, and alternatives are thoroughly explored. www.financeforbiodiversity.org/opinion-the-...
Opinion: The extent of the unknown: Understanding the risks and exploring the alternatives to Deep-Seabed Mining - Finance for Biodiversity Foundation
The ocean is the largest ecosystem on Earth: It covers 71% of Earth's surface and comprises 90% of the biosphere. It provides food security for over 3 billion people, enables the transportation of ove...
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🌊 We echo @WWF's call to action to protect the ocean and we urge financial institutions to take a stand by signing our updated Statement to Governments on Deep-Seabed Mining: www.financeforbiodiversity.org/statement-on... #UNOC3 #DeepSeaMining #OceanAction
Statement on Deep-Seabed Mining (DSM) - Finance for Biodiversity Foundation
The Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation will reissue its Global Financial Institutions Statement to Governments on Deep Seabed Mining (DSM), and open it to non-FfB Pledge signatories, ahead of t...
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Today kicks off #UNOC3 in Nice. In the fight for a living ocean, there are no participation trophies – we have to play to win.💪 We have the strategies; we have the science; we have the global agreements. 30x30 is the goal. Now we need action for our ocean. www.the-independent.com/news/france-...
🌿 Exciting news from the Engagement with Companies Working Group! We’re thrilled to welcome Clinton Adas, Global Stewardship Lead for Biodiversity at HSBC Asset Management, as the new Co-Chair. 👉 Get to know Clinton! shorturl.at/SHYM8
Plastic pollution impacts every ecosystem and every person on this planet. On #WorldEnvironmentDay we can all unite to unleash innovative solutions to #BeatPlasticPollution. Follow @unep.org for all the latest updates on World Environment Day, this Thursday, June 5: worldenvironmentday.global
📢 We’re pleased to share that we´ve been named a Knowledge Partner of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action. As part of a network of expert institutions, we support the Coalition’s analytical capacity on finance and climate-related issues. 🔍https://shorturl.at/eFO5b
🔧 New from PBAF! With the growing number of tools available to assess biodiversity impact and dependencies, navigating what to use and when can be a challenge. That’s precisely what the PBAF Finance & Nature Toolbox aims to address👇 shorturl.at/YvKbl
🌊 The Sustainable Ocean Economy is gaining momentum—now valued as the world’s 5th largest economy. We're pleased to highlight this timely webinar! 🔗 Learn more & register: shorturl.at/vPSdl
🌍 Happy #BiodiversityDay! This year’s theme — Harmony with Nature & Sustainable Development — reminds us: nature is the foundation of our economies, health, and future. At Finance for Biodiversity, we’re helping finance lead the way towards a nature-positive world. 🌱 #HarmonyWithNature #KMGBF
🌊 Calling All Financial Institutions! In 2023, we launched the Global Financial Institutions Statement on Deep-Seabed Mining, calling for a halt to this practice until the environmental, social, and economic impacts are fully understood, and sustainable alternatives are thoroughly explored👇
We’re pleased to share that Nathalie Borgeaud, Senior Sovereign Advisor at @financeforbiodiversity.org, will be speaking at the upcoming event organised by Banque de France: “Nature & Climat: Maintenir l’ambition pour la transition verte”. 🗓️ 20 May 2025📍 Paris 🔗 Programme: shorturl.at/FEDkm
⏳ Only five years remain to meet the global goals for biodiversity and sustainable development. At @financeforbiodiversity.org, we’re working to help financial institutions 🔄Align capital with nature 📈Transform investment practices 🤝Contribute to real-world positive outcomes for biodiversity
📢 We’re celebrating a significant milestone for the @financeforbiodiversity.org Pledge! We reached: 🙌200 signatories 🌍28 countries 💫€23 trn in AUM More information here: shorturl.at/R6wNn #FinanceforBiodiversityPledge #FfBPledge200 #FinanceforBiodiversityFoundation #PledgeToProgres
"There is nowhere more vital for our survival… than the ocean." For decades, David Attenborough has helped the world see and understand nature's beauty and vulnerability. Let’s reflect on the role the ocean plays, and the responsibility we all share, including the financial sector, in protecting it.
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🌱 This year’s International Day for Biodiversity calls for “Harmony with Nature and Sustainable Development” 📆 As we count down to #BiodiversityDay on 22 May, we’ll share how finance is stepping up to help realise the KMGBF vision: living in harmony with nature. Let us accelerate action, now!
A milestone for nature & finance! 🌿💼 Over 200 financial institutions have now signed the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge! That’s 200+ organisations committing to halt and reverse biodiversity loss. 🗓️ We’ll reveal our newest signatories on 13 May — stay tuned! #FinanceForBiodiversity #FfBPledge
Honoured to contribute to @weforum.org & Oliver Wyman’s new Financing for Nature report 🌿 11 key indicators to help financial institutions assess companies’ nature performance. 📖 Read it here: www.weforum.org/publications... #NaturePositive #Biodiversity #WE
🌍 We're proud to partner with Climate Action for two key events in Paris this April In collaboration with #UNEP_FI join us on: 📅 28 Apr for #NFFEU and 📅 29 Apr for #SINVEurope 🔗 j1l.in/3AS8u8 🎟️ Institutional Investor? Use IP-FFBF25OFF for 25% off both events.
📅 One year ago, we shared key actions for aligning financial flows with the GBF. COP16 is behind us, but 75% of countries still haven’t submitted updated NBSAPs. The time to implement is now. #FromPledgeToProgress 📄 www.financeforbiodiversity.org/finance-for-... #BiodiversityFinance #NBSAPs #GBF
🌍 This #EarthDay, we’re reminded: a healthy planet underpins a resilient economy. At @financeforbiodiversity.org, we work to ensure biodiversity is built into financial decision-making Let’s keep moving #FromPledgeToProgress. 💚 #FinanceForNature #EarthDay2025
🌍 Lead the future of finance! Join Finance for Biodiversity, the global movement for a nature-positive economy. Why join? Network with changemakers, share best practices, access exclusive insights, and shape policy! Action now! 📢 Learn more & join: www.financeforbiodiversity.org/news/join-us/
🌿 Excited to welcome Peter Elwin as Director of Corporate Engagement & Research at FfB! He brings deep sustainable finance expertise & will lead on corporate engagement, FABRIC & NA100. 🔗 www.financeforbiodiversity.org/the-finance-... #BiodiversityFinance #FABRIC #NA100 #CorporateEngagement