On Thursday 31 March, NextGreen will facilitate a webinar for the ‘Samen Blauwgroen’ network to discuss the question of ‘How to fund climate adaptation?’. An in-depth follow-up workshop for municipalities and others interested will follow on 9 May.
Wienerberger – producer of bricks, roof tiles, and pipe systems – has committed to drawing up a biodiversity action plan for all its 200 production locations by the end of 2023. The company asked NextGreen to help it communicate this commitment externally.
A new online toolbox created by the Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations shows how climate adaptation can be funded. NextGreen contributed to the information sheets about finance options and constructions and combining policy goals.
On 14 October, the Green Circle ‘Green Healthy City’ partnership was launched. Its mission: to radically green some of the Netherlands’ largest cities. NextGreen facilitated a workshop about the financial tools that can be used for this.
During the COP15 Biodiversity Summit, Jean-Jacques Barbéris of Amundi spoke on behalf of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation at the high-level plenary on 13 October. He invited the Global Biodiversity Framework to reflect the role of financial institutions. and to include appropriate regulatory measures.
At a series of four virtual workshops on biodiversity ‘Engagement with companies’, members of the Finance@Biodiversity Community have been sharing experiences. The last workshop, held on 4 October, highlighted best practices by leading companies.
The webinar on 28 September covered both EU- and UN-level policy developments on finance and biodiversity with guest speakers from the Convention on Biological Diversity, the EC DG FISMA and EFRAG.
The first online ‘lunch-talk’ on climate adaptation, which brought together financial institutions and governments, took place on 13 September. We discussed the practice behind the visual story: ‘Making the Netherlands more climate robust – what role do financial institutions play?’
Photo credits: Manu San Felix / National Geographic
We welcomed 20 new signatories during the high-level opening event of the Nature for Life Hub, a side event at the UN General Assembly. The group of signatories has now grown to 75, representing over €12 trillion in assets under management and 17 different countries.
The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB), which has over 30 active members across the finance sector, has become an official observer member of the meetings of the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD). This means that we can now attend meetings of the CBD and contribute to the negotiations.
