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    F4B Newsletter
    TRANSPARENCY & STAKEHOLDER ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIRED IN CARBON MARKETS GOVERNANCE, SAYS F4B
    F4B
    • Apr 26
    • 3 min

    TRANSPARENCY & STAKEHOLDER ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIRED IN CARBON MARKETS GOVERNANCE, SAYS F4B

    Finance for Biodiversity’s proposed governance system focuses on three design principles to build better integrity and compliance...
    LAUNCH OF GLOBAL TASKFORCE TO ALIGN NEW ‘NATURE MARKETS’ WITH SUSTAINABILITY GOALS
    F4B
    • Mar 31
    • 6 min

    LAUNCH OF GLOBAL TASKFORCE TO ALIGN NEW ‘NATURE MARKETS’ WITH SUSTAINABILITY GOALS

    Thursday 31 March 2022 – Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) today announces the launch of a global Taskforce to ensure that emerging nature...
    SOVEREIGN DEBT MARKETS REQUIRE RADICAL INNOVATION TO BREAK CYCLE OF INDEBTEDNESS
    F4B
    • Mar 2
    • 6 min

    SOVEREIGN DEBT MARKETS REQUIRE RADICAL INNOVATION TO BREAK CYCLE OF INDEBTEDNESS

    Financing the transition to a net zero, nature positive global economy requires funding of at least US$100 trillion by 2050, and...
    F4B LAUNCHES GROUND-BREAKING TRANSITION FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
    F4B
    • Mar 1
    • 4 min

    F4B LAUNCHES GROUND-BREAKING TRANSITION FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS

    F4B LAUNCHES GROUND-BREAKING TRANSITION FRAMEWORK FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO ADVANCE INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CLIMATE & NATURE New...
    Building a data platform to accelerate geolocation data sharing
    F4B
    • Feb 3
    • 3 min

    Building a data platform to accelerate geolocation data sharing

    By Marianne Haahr, Executive Director, Green Digital Finance Alliance & F4B Ambassador New regulatory requirements, such as the EU’s...
    BREAKING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES AND FINANCE
    F4B
    • Jan 12
    • 5 min

    BREAKING THE CONNECTION BETWEEN ENVIRONMENTAL CRIMES AND FINANCE

    New study explores potential use of AML rules to reduce nature crimes London, Wednesday 12 January 2022 – A new report published today...
    F4B congratulates TNFD on its first convening & launch of Development Finance Hub
    F4B
    • Oct 7, 2021
    • 2 min

    F4B congratulates TNFD on its first convening & launch of Development Finance Hub

    Friday 8 October, London – Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) today congratulates the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures’...
    HOW DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CAN DAMAGE NATURE
    F4B
    • Oct 7, 2021
    • 4 min

    HOW DEVELOPMENT FINANCE CAN DAMAGE NATURE

    New study published by Finance for Biodiversity with support from Vivid Economics and Basic Roots Consulting, shows potential $800...
    CALL FOR PROPOSALS: NATURE FINANCE SEED CORN GRANTS
    F4B
    • Oct 6, 2021
    • 4 min

    CALL FOR PROPOSALS: NATURE FINANCE SEED CORN GRANTS

    Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) are collaborating to engage the wider academic research...
    RESHAPE GLOBAL FINANCE TO SUPPORT INEVITABLE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM
    F4B
    • Sep 1, 2021
    • 3 min

    RESHAPE GLOBAL FINANCE TO SUPPORT INEVITABLE TRANSITION TO SUSTAINABLE FOOD SYSTEM

    Global finance can and must be reshaped to ensure a rapid, fair and safe transition of the current unsustainable food system, reveals...
    F4B releases "Nature Performance Bonds - Frequently Asked Questions"
    F4B
    • Jul 29, 2021
    • 1 min

    F4B releases "Nature Performance Bonds - Frequently Asked Questions"

    Performance-based debt instruments have the potential to transform the way nature, climate and other sustainability outcomes are factored...
    Majority of $17.2 Trillion Covid Stimulus Packages “Doing More Harm Than Good” to Environment
    F4B
    • Jul 15, 2021
    • 4 min

    Majority of $17.2 Trillion Covid Stimulus Packages “Doing More Harm Than Good” to Environment

    Final edition of ‘Greenness of Stimulus Index’ (GSI) concludes that only 10.6% of Covid-19 stimulus funding from major economies will...
    Central banks and financial supervisors need to act on nature-related risk, warns new WWF report
    F4B
    • Jul 14, 2021
    • 4 min

    Central banks and financial supervisors need to act on nature-related risk, warns new WWF report

    A new report highlights the urgency for central banks and financial supervisors to act on the risk of unprecedented nature loss. With...
    Governing Voluntary Carbon Markets: Enhancing the ability of the TSVCM to contribute to climate goal
    F4B
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 2 min

    Governing Voluntary Carbon Markets: Enhancing the ability of the TSVCM to contribute to climate goal

    The Taskforce for Scaling the Voluntary Carbon Market (TSVCM) was established to create the conditions for the Voluntary Carbon Market to...
    Getting Carbon Market Governance Right
    F4B
    • Jun 24, 2021
    • 3 min

    Getting Carbon Market Governance Right

    Governing carbon offset credit markets is tricky business. Upstream, credit buyers (usually corporations) try to use the market to avoid...
    Mistra releases report on how biodiversity and the financial system are linked
    F4B
    • Jun 23, 2021
    • 3 min

    Mistra releases report on how biodiversity and the financial system are linked

    Research to identify the harmful connections between the global economy and biodiversity losses is urgently required. Most critical is...
    Material Risks and Opportunities of Climate-Nature Nexus
    F4B
    • May 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    Material Risks and Opportunities of Climate-Nature Nexus

    NEW REPORT URGES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO CONSIDER MATERIAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF CLIMATE-NATURE NEXUS The finance sector has...
    The Climate-Nature Nexus: Implications for the Financial Sector
    F4B
    • May 26, 2021
    • 3 min

    The Climate-Nature Nexus: Implications for the Financial Sector

    NEW REPORT URGES FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS TO CONSIDER MATERIAL RISKS AND OPPORTUNITIES OF CLIMATE-NATURE NEXUS A new report from the...
    Values-Based Pathways Toward Financial Materiality for Biodiversity
    F4B
    • May 24, 2021
    • 1 min

    Values-Based Pathways Toward Financial Materiality for Biodiversity

    New Report: This paper examines the origins of values and, in particular, values for nature. It looks at how nature values are embodied...
    Debt and Biodiversity: A Chinese Leadership Opportunity
    Robin Smale and Ashley Gorst
    • Apr 8, 2021
    • 2 min

    Debt and Biodiversity: A Chinese Leadership Opportunity

    New report: China is now at the forefront of responding to environmental challenges at home and abroad. China’s target to reach net zero...
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