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Today, a historic agreement was reached at the UN Biodiversity Conference (CBD COP 15): the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework which aims to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. Taking a similar approach to the Paris Climate Agreement, this framework sets a clear mandate for private financial flows to align with the 2050 Vision of “Living in harmony with Nature”, providing the finance sector with a landmark agreement for biodiversity-related financial-decision making.

Sebastian Bekker, Senior Programme Officer in UNEP-WCMC’s Nature Economy team, looks at how the ENCORE biodiversity module, a tool created…

By Marianne Haahr, Nature-related Finance Lead, Global Canopy Marianne looks at how the ENCORE biodiversity module, a tool created in…

Günther Thallinger has been reelected as Chair of the UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance for the next two years.  He…

We are at a unique turning point for nature. COP15 [1] is expected to deliver the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF),…

At the end of November, UNEP FI convened its Leadership Council of CEOs of banks and insurers to explore how sustainable…

Signatories call for governments to adopt a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework which ensures the halting and reversal of nature loss…

At UNEP FI, 2022 was a year in which we marked important milestones, while we continued to drive the finance…

COP27 in the Egyptian resort of Sharm El-Sheikh was the latest opportunity for governments and non-state actors to gather and…

A new hub has been established in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) to convene central banks, supervisory authorities, and…