Guide with tools and methodologies for financial institutions to measure biodiversity. We created this overview with members of the EU Finance & Biodiversity Community and the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation.

Guide with tools and methodologies for financial institutions to measure biodiversity. We created this overview with members of the EU Finance & Biodiversity Community and the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation.

Context

Financial institutions are looking for ways to measure the impact of their financing. They do this to identify the risk of biodiversity loss in their financing and to contribute to ecosystem restoration. The fourth edition of the guide helps financial institutions understand and use the methodologies and tools currently used to measure biodiversity. The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation and the EU Business & Biodiversity Platform developed the guide on behalf of the European Commission, in response to their members' request to measure the impact of their financing.

Approach and activities

The members of the Finance & Biodiversity Community (F&B Community) within the EU B&B Platform jointly determined the content and form of the guide. The banks, investors, insurers, and impact funds have involved other work streams within the EU B&B Platform. As a result, the guide is consistent with other reports on measuring biodiversity. This series provides more information about the various methods and guidelines for selecting suitable measurement methods for both companies and financial institutions.