Publications

This framework helps asset owners and asset managers start setting targets on nature in alignment with the mission of the Global Biodiversity Framework to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Published in November 2023.

A guide for financial institutions on how to manage the biodiversity and climate nexus in their investments and lending. Published in October 2023.

The high-level roadmap proposes recommendations for all actors within the financial landscape on integrating the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) within their policies and decision-making processes. Published in July 2023.

The Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation has published its annual report for the year 2022, covering a flurry of activities by its members including as part of COP15. Published in July 2023.

The technical report - Stepping up on Biodiversity: What the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework means for responsible investors - provides an overview of the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) and how investors should implement them. It supports investors in managing associated risks and preparing for anticipated policy developments. Published in April 2023.

Four tool providers, led by the FfB Foundation in cooperation with the consultancy Globalbalance, collaborated to create a biodiversity footprint ranking of companies, industries and sectors. The ranking allows investors to identify the sectors with the highest impact on biodiversity and initiate engagement with these. Published in April 2023.

This Guide provides financial institutions with practical guidance on how to integrate biodiversity into their financing activities and decision-making, including how to start measuring impact and setting targets. Published in December 2022.

This position paper makes suggestions for the draft Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in preparation of the 15th meeting of the UN Biodiversity Conference of the Parties (COP15). Published in December 2022.

This Guide provides information and support for financial institutions on how to engage with companies on biodiversity topics. Published in April 2022. Collaborative Engagements Overview updated in December 2023.

This Overview is meant to help financial institutions understand what initiatives are out there on biodiversity, and who is doing what. Updated in December 2023.

The Guide provides a comprehensive overview of the nine tools for measuring biodiversity currently in use by financial institutions: ENCORE, IBAT, NBM, BFFI, BIAT, BIA-GBS, CBF, GBSFI, GID. Updated in February 2023.

First annual report by the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation, covering the period from the launch of the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge in September 2020, to the end of the year 2021. Published in July 2022.