12 May 2021 – 16 More financial institutions will be signing up to the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge. We will celebrate these new signatories on 21 May, the day before the International Day for Biological Diversity, during the Global Biodiversity Festival.
Celebration at the Global Biodiversity Festival
This will be the third round of signatories to the Pledge, after its launch in September and the celebration in December 2020. We will celebrate the new signatories during the Global Biodiversity Festival, a 72-hour virtual festival featuring scientists, adventurers and conservationists from across the globe.
BBC presenter and National Geographic Explorer Paul Rose will moderate the celebration. Philippe Zaouati, the CEO of Pledge signatory Mirova, will welcome the new signatories. Representatives of the new signatories will explain why biodiversity is important for the finance sector and why their organization is joining the Pledge. The 25-minute event will take place on Friday 21 May 10am CEST.
SIGN UP for the Global Biodiversity Festival
International Day for Biological Diversity
The celebration of new signatories will be held the day before the International Day for Biological Diversity (IDB) on 22 May. The United Nations has chosen this day to increase understanding and awareness of biodiversity issues. The theme for 2021 is “We’re part of the solution”. From nature-based solutions to climate, health issues, food and water security, and sustainable livelihoods, biodiversity is the foundation upon which we can build back better.
The Finance for Biodiversity Pledge
At this moment 37 signatory financial institutions around the globe signed the Pledge and called upon world leaders to agree on reversing nature loss this decade. On 21 May, 16 more will join. Signatories commit to start collaborating, engaging, assessing their own biodiversity impact, setting targets and reporting on biodiversity matters with their own investments and finance activities by 2024 at the latest.
New signatories are very welcome to join
Financial institutions from any continent are warmly encouraged to join us. There will be a further round of new signatories in August or September as we approach the CBD COP15. Check this website for more information and to join the Pledge.