Focus on nature: global biodiversity framework and scaling up nature finance

The world is experiencing dangerous nature loss at rates unprecedented in human history. To reverse the loss of nature, governments must pursue ambitious policies and the financial sector must scale up nature-positive financial projects and investments. World leaders are convening at the biggest biodiversity conference in a decade – COP15 – to agree on actions, including an ambitious post-2020 global biodiversity framework.

This virtual roundtable discusses key outcomes of COP15 in December, what needs to be done to generate, deliver and realign finance for biodiversity, the role of the private sector and financial institutions in addressing the biodiversity challenge and market readiness for nature-related disclosures

Timings: 
10:00-11:00 (London)
18:00-19:00 (Singapore)
05:00-06:00 (New York)

Speakers:

Onno van den Heuvel, Global manager of the UN Biodiversity Financing Initiative (BIOFIN)
Saskia de Vries, Head of the International Financial Architecture department at the Financial Stability division, De Nederlandsche Bank; Co-chair of the NGFS Task Force on Nature-related Risks

This meeting will be conducted under the OMFIF Rules.

This virtual discussion is part of the OMFIF Sustainable Policy Institute. The SPI is a high level community which brings together central banks, sovereign funds, public pension funds, and their counterparts in asset management, banking and professional services to explore policy, regulatory and investment challenges posed by environmental, social and governance themes. See more information on OMFIF’s SPI here.

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