Webinar: Investor Engagement Brief on Nature – Forestry, Paper & Packaging Sector
Exclusively for FfB members, Hub participants and Nature Action 100 investors.
15 April | 15:00-16:00 CET
The Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation is pleased to launch a new Investor Engagement Brief on Nature focused on the Forestry, Paper & Packaging sector, one of the eight high-impact sectors identified by Nature Action 100 (NA100), and part of the Investor Engagement Brief Series.
We invite you to join this exclusive webinar to learn how the Brief supports FfB members and Nature Action 100 investors in engaging effectively with companies in this sector.
Webinar Agenda
- Welcome and introduction to the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation
- Why these sectors matter for nature
- Overview of the Investor Engagement Brief: content and use
- Lessons learned from engagement activities
- Discuss future developments, including benefit-sharing mechanisms and the Cali Fund
- Q&A session
About the Investor Engagement Brief Series
The series provides practical guidance for investors on engaging with high-impact sectors to achieve the greatest impact on nature. The Forestry, Paper and Packaging sector generates nearly 2% of the overall impact on biodiversity from companies in the MSCI ACWI Index– which means that this sector ranks sixteenth of all assessed sectors with an impact on biodiversity. The sustainable transformation of this sector is important for biodiversity because of the expected rise in demand for forestry, pulp and paper products as businesses switch towards a bio-based economy, and away from products relying on petrochemical inputs. This increased demand will bring risks including the potential for pollution, as well as deforestation. In the meantime, plastic packaging is becoming a serious environmental threat, with 353Mt of plastic waste generated in 2019, of which an estimated 140Mt has already accumulated in aquatic environments. The OECD forecasts this to increase to 1,014Mt by 2060. The sector’s transformation will also contribute to meeting a number of the targets set out in the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), and to meeting a number of the UN’s Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
As part of this series, participants will gain insight into:
- Practical engagement strategies and questions for investor–company dialogue
- How the sector can contribute to achieving the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) targets
We have / will be publishing briefs on the following sectors:
- Biotech and Pharmaceuticals
- Chemicals
- Forestry, Paper & Packaging
- Food & Agriculture
- Metals & Mining
Please note this is a closed event. This content is available exclusively to FfB members, Hub participants and Nature Action 100 investors. Learn how to join the FfB community to gain access.
If you have any questions, please contact us at info@financeforbiodiversity.org.