Advisory Board

After a year of existence, the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation set up its Advisory Board in April 2022. 

The Advisory Board consists of 6 representatives from financial institutions who are members of the Foundation. Its mission is to advise the Board on the executive strategy and to ensure progress towards the Pledge commitments, in line with the Foundation’s mission to reverse nature loss by 2030.

Mary-Beth Gallagher

Director of Engagement, Domini Impact Investments & Vice-Chair of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation Advisory Board

“Domini Impact Investments sees nature and forests as systemically important, and our collaboration through Finance for Biodiversity is an important platform to understand the drivers of nature loss and forest destruction and to engage companies and policy makers to advocate for positive impact.”

Sonya Likhtman

Manager, Engagement and Stewardship, Federated Hermes Limited

“The Finance for Biodiversity Pledge and Foundation have brought together a community of financial institutions that are committed to action because they recognise the critical role of nature in our economies and societies. It’s brilliant to be closely involved in this work, with the mission to reverse nature loss in this decade.”

Jenn-Hui Tan

Global Head Stewardship and Sustainable Investing, Fidelity International

“Biodiversity loss is a systemic issue, which can be more effectively addressed through collective and unified action. Fidelity’s participation in the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation speaks to this belief. By joining together with other organisations, we believe we can help drive progress in addressing these issues, share and challenge our understanding of best practice and create a clear and consistent narrative around the importance of protecting our planet’s biodiversity.”

Dimitrios Dimopoulos

Head of ESG, Piraeus Financial Holdings

“As biodiversity underpins most economic activities, financial institutions are realising they need to support their clients in preserving and enhancing natural resources. We joined the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation to collectively build a better understanding of biodiversity impacts and develop solutions that will benefit our clients in advancing sustainable development and in contributing to global conservation targets.”

Peter van der Werf

Senior Manager Engagement, Robeco

“Robeco recognises that biodiversity loss is a systemic risk for future economic growth as a twin emergency next to climate change. Our contribution to the Advisory Board of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation as signatory to the Pledge is part of our strategy to accelerate integration of biodiversity into asset management.”

Michèle Lacroix

Group Head of Sustainability, SCOR SE

“Protecting and restoring biodiversity is of utmost importance as the world has entered its 6th mass extinction. Resilient societies and economies rely on ecosystem services to thrive, and so does the financial sector. Investors have a huge responsibility when selecting investments. They need to leverage collective intelligence to build innovative solutions and reverse biodiversity loss in this decade. Nature is the next frontier of sustainability.”