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❗ In gut zwei Wochen findet der BAI Workshop zu Sustainabile Finance & ESG in der Frankfurt School of Finance and Management statt. Hier stellen wir unter anderem das Positionspapier Impact Investing & Alternative Investments vor, das wir seit dem Frühjahr gemeinsam mit der BIII (Bundesinitiative Impact Investing) erarbeiten. 🎤 Außerdem erwartet Sie ein Investorenpanel zu ESG-Regulierung und ESG-Reporting in 2024 sowie Vorträge zu SFDR, CSRD und vieles mehr. 👤 Die Registrierung ist noch geöffnet, melden Sie hier hier an: https://lnkd.in/dvaAiaK Frank Dornseifer Dr. Philipp Bunnenberg Florian Bucher Cynthia Schroff-Spiering Sina Nennstiel Roland Brooks Michael Bommer Christina Gaul

🌎The 1st Global Asset Owner Meeting on Biodiversity was a resounding success. It was two and a half days of inspiration, constructive discussions, ideas and incredible momentum in a very private atmosphere in Frankfurt. More than 80 international private and institutional asset owners as well as experts from across Europe, Japan, USA, New Zealand, Australia and Colombia discussed challenges, solutions and concrete investment opportunities related to nature and biodiversity. The results will feed into a joint action plan. It is the start of a journey….🚀 Thank you to all participants for your support, contributions and energy.🙏🏼 Special thanks to Martin Roth, the Inviting Consortium, all speakers and contributors, all moderators and the amazing #FERI team. Lisa Dyson, PhD, Martin Roth, Harmen van Wijnen, Claus Schultze, Catherine Frideres, Daniela C., Erik Bruun Bindslev, Daniela Ibarra-Howell, Krishnan Sharma, Ambroise Fayolle, Mag. Michaela Attermayer, Stephen M. Liberatore, CFA, Ana Pimenta, Dr. Anil Gürtürk, Veronika Pountcheva, Susanne Bregy, Romain Ciarlet, Chris Gorell Barnes, Ryan Cameron, Alexandra Albin, Milena Bertram, Alice Drooghmans, Arnaud Gillin, Dr. Marcel V. Laehn, Marcel Renné, Merle Unger, Florian Arnold, Hanna Hornberg (Ahrens), Heike Ahrens, Nicole Grützmacher Carlo Humpert, Nicklas Kemmner, Marius Hermann, Alexander Pikowski Maren Wagenbach, Sven Seppeur, CFA, Robin Haber, Carsten Hermann, Marcus Burkert, Stefanie Drögemüller And many more 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

📢 BREAKING 📢 We are welcoming 7 new signatories of the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge on International Day for Biological Diversity!     We now have 177 signatories from 27 countries with €22,1 trn combined assets under management in total!    We are thanking our new signatories: Banco de Bogotá, Chesnara Plc, EBG Investment Solutions, Ecofi, Ethical Investment Funds Management, Eurazeo and Five Seasons Ventures.    By signing the FfB Pledge, the financial institutions commit to take effective measures to halt and reverse biodiversity loss by 2030. 📣 Announcing the new signatories' commitment on International Day for Biological Diversity underscores their dedication in protecting and restoring biodiversity.    Members of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation actively collaborate in working groups on #engagement, #impactassessment, #targetsetting, #positiveimpact and #publicpolicy to reduce their nature-related risks and start acting on biodiversity.     More information here: https://lnkd.in/dfwKh_-W 🌱 #FinanceforbioPledge #BiodiversityDay 

2024 will be the year when systemic investing will start to expand from its initial home in private-wealth impact investing into more institutionalized contexts. We kicked this off earlier this week at the World Economic Forum in Davos with a session on systemic investing co-hosted between our ED Dominic Hofstetter and Melanie R. from Unearthodox and featuring panellists Kirsten Dunlop from Climate-KIC, Jason Jay from MIT Sloan Sustainability Initiative, Ndidi Okonkwo Nwuneli from African Food Changemakers, and Ralph Kretschmer from EBG Investment Solutions.

🔴 Live report from the @SDG Tent 🔴 Today, let’s address a fast growing buzzword in Davos: biodiversity-credit markets. Here are some key takeaways from InTent’s co-hosted panel with the World Economic Forum and the International Advisory Panel on Biodiversity Credits. To start with, regarding the current development of biodiversity credit markets, speakers seem to concur on the following: 🕳️ Bridging a finance gap. It is estimated that current global investments in nature and biodiversity need to triple to halt and reverse nature loss by 2030. Biodiversity credits appear to be a promising finance opportunity to bridge this gap. 🤝 Putting indigenous communities at the front and center. Local communities and indigenous communities - the land stewards of our planet’s biodiversity hotspots, need to be involved at every step of the way. 📚 Learning from past mistakes. These markets are not starting from scratch: carbon credits markets have paved the way. Past mistakes can be avoided (e.g transparency, accessibility, governance...). 🌱 Nature is here to last. If you’d ask anybody what they would invest in with a 50 years perspective, what would they put their money on? New tech? AI? The one thing that will surely be more valuable tomorrow than it is today is nature. On the other side, challenging issues were brought up during the conversation, suggesting that the way for biodiversity credits to generate positive outcomes for people and planet is yet to be paved. Among others:   🛠️ Measurements tools and methodologies. What tools and methodologies should be used to measure the outcomes, impacts and uplifts of biodiversity credits? 🛣️ Traceability and tradability. What tools can and should be used to trace financial flows and trade biodiversity credits, in order to ensure capitals reach local communities? 🔖 Governance. What governance mechanics are needed? Including whom? Who is entitled to govern such markets? Do these markets need a single governance approach or multiple regulatory frameworks? 🛒 Demand. Is there a demand for these financial products? Now, as important as these questions are for these fast growing markets, let’s remember biodiversity credits are above all tools - not the endgame. They are products meant to unlock financial flows to halt and reverse biodiversity loss at a systemic level. As Ralph Kretschmer mentioned in a later panel this afternoon: “Let's not get lost in the culture of form over substance”. A conversation to be continued… #Davos #sustainability #BiodiversityCreditMarkets #naturepositive #CallForAction Akanksha Khatri, Sylvie Goulard, Rebekah Braswell, M Sanjayan, Esther Netshivhongweni, Elizabeth Mrema and Richard Maru