Finance for
Biodiversity Pledge

200 Pledge signatories

The Finance for Biodiversity Pledge was launched by a group of 26 financial institutions on 25 September 2020. Since then, the number of signatories has grown substantially to around 200. This expanding community represents a network of global finance leaders committed to taking action on biodiversity.

A commitment to contribute to the protection and restoration of nature

The Finance for Biodiversity Pledge is for financial institutions that want to take action on one of the greatest risks to our planet and economies: biodiversity loss. By signing the Pledge, they commit to contributing to protecting and restoring biodiversity through their financing activities and investments via: 

Finance for Biodiversity Pledge

We, 200 financial institutions, representing EURO 23 trillion in assets, call on global leaders to take effective measures to reverse nature loss this decade and to ensure ecosystem resilience. ​

As financial institutions, we know that healthy societies, resilient economies and thriving businesses rely on nature. Together, let’s protect, restore, and sustainably manage our natural resources. We make every effort to take our share of responsibility and contribute to the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystems through our financing activities and investments. ​

We, therefore, commit to doing the following by 2024 at the latest, or within two years after signing*: ​

1

Collaboration and knowledge sharing

We will collaborate and share knowledge on assessment methodologies, biodiversity-related metrics, targets and financing approaches for positive impact.​

2

Engaging with companies

We will incorporate criteria for biodiversity in ESG policies, while engaging with companies to reduce their negative impacts and increase positive impacts on biodiversity.​

3

Assessing impact

We will assess our financing activities and investments for significant impacts on biodiversity and identify drivers of loss.​

4

Setting targets

We will set and disclose targets based on the best available science to increase significant positive and reduce significant negative impacts on biodiversity.​

5

Reporting publicly

We will report annually and betransparent about the significantpositive and negative contributionto global biodiversity goals linkedto our financing activities andinvestments in our portfolios.​

*Pledge signatories that committed before 2024, report publicly in 2025 (with 2024 data). Pledge signatories that committed in 2025, report publicly in 2028 (with 2027 data).

Why sign the Pledge

Signing the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge is a bold step towards a financial system that values and protects nature. By committing to these five actions, financial institutions:

  • Demonstrate leadership in the transition to a nature-positive economy.
  • Join a network of 200+ forward-thinking institutions that are leading the way in biodiversity finance.
  • Enhance risk management by integrating biodiversity considerations into investment and lending decisions.
  • Align with global biodiversity goals, including the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework.
  • Strengthen engagement with businesses and policymakers to drive systemic change.
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Pledge guidance

We have published an accompanying Reporting Guidance document that clarifies each Pledge commitment, providing sources from different initiatives, experts and organisations and existing examples from the financial institutions themselves.

How to sign the Pledge

Any financial institution can sign the Pledge by completing the application form. Upon signing the Pledge, your organisation can also become a member of the Foundation and be active in one or more working groups. You can learn more about how to join us and find a step-by-step guide here.

2025 - Pledge reporting year

2025 is a big year for our first cohort of Pledge signatories. Financial institutions that committed before 2024 are due to report on their progress publicly this year (using 2024 data). For those signing the Pledge in 2024 or later, mandatory reporting will begin two years after they join, with voluntary reporting encouraged in the interim.

Who are the Pledge signatories? 

Join the movement

The Finance for Biodiversity Pledge is open to asset managers, asset owners, banks, insurance firms, pension funds, impact funds and other financial institutions worldwide. By signing, you become part of a growing global network working to embed biodiversity into the core of finance.

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Pledge signatory testimonials

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The world urgently needs to protect its precious and increasingly threatened biodiversity and, as the U.K.’s leading insurer, Aviva has a responsibility to use our influence to help do just that. We are proud to sign up to the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, joining with others to act together for a better tomorrow.

Amanda Blanc, CEO Aviva Plc

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Having the largest market share in the agrifood business in Greece, we realize the responsibility we have to set targets to protect natural resources and to ensure a healthy and environmentally friendly food system.

Christos Megalou, CEO Piraeus Financial Holdings

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We are a proud signatory of this Pledge. The focus on biodiversity goes well with Swedbank Robur’s Climate Strategy – to align our managed fund capital with the Paris Agreement by 2025 and carbon neutral 2040.

Liza Jonson, CEO Swedbank Robur

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