Join our webinar on Deep-Seabed Mining (DSM): Understanding the Risks and Exploring the Alternatives

The Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation is delighted to invite financial institutions to our webinar on Deep-Seabed Mining (DSM): Understanding the Risks and Exploring the Alternatives, happening on 9 June 2025!

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The deep sea contains many of the most pristine ecosystems on our planet and plays a crucial role in regulating the climate. Plans to mine this unique and complex area of our planet would create irreversible ecosystem and habitat loss, as well as permanently destroy invaluable carbon storage.

As momentum builds ahead of the 30th session of the International Seabed Authority (ISA) and UNOC 2025, this 45-minute webinar will provide an urgent call to action. It will outline the financial risks of deep-seabed mining (DSM) and what is at stake in terms of ecological integrity and economic transition.

Experts and financial institutions will share insights on how DSM poses systemic risks to portfolios and long-term sustainability goals. The session will also showcase the growing mobilisation of financial institutions calling on governments not to permit deep-seabed mining unless the risks are comprehensively understood and alternatives fully explored.

Reopening the DSM Statement

The webinar will also mark the re-opening of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation’s Deep-Seabed Mining Statement for Global Financial Institutions, providing an opportunity for financial institutions to reaffirm their commitment to ocean protection and long-term risk management. The Statement is open to signature until 1 July 2025.

Agenda (CEST)

11:00 – 11:05 | Welcome
Natacha Boric, Head of Policy and Positive Impact, Finance for Biodiversity Foundation

11:05 – 11:15 | Financial Risks of Deep-Sea Mining
François Mosnier, Head of Nature, Planet Tracker

11:15 – 11:25 | What’s at Stake? Reflections from the ISA
Andrew Whitmore, Finance Advocacy Officer, Deep Sea Mining Campaign
Martin Webeler, Ocean Campaigner & Researcher, Environmental Justice Foundation

11:25 – 11:35 | Member Actions on DSM
Emine Isciel, Head of Climate & Environment, Storebrand; Co-chair, FfB Public Policy Advocacy Working Group
Marguerite Culot, Biodiversity Expert, Caisse des Dépôts; Co-chair, FfB Target Setting Working Group

11:35 – 11:40 | Q&A

11:40 – 11:45 | Closing Remarks and Next Steps
Natacha Boric, Finance for Biodiversity Foundation

Who should attend?

This webinar is open to members of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and the broader financial institution community interested in advancing ocean stewardship and long-term risk mitigation.

More Information

FfB Deep-Seabed Mining Statement for Global Financial Institutions – Open for signatures until 1 July 2025