Finance for Biodiversity: 10 new signatories of the FfB Pledge

19 december 2023

Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation is announcing 10 new signatories of the FfB Pledge and reaching new milestones with 163 signatories from 25 countries, representing €21.7 trillion of combined assets (under management) in total. The launch of the new signatories is celebrated on the one-year mark of the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) at COP15 in 2022.

The 10 new signatories of the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge are Aegon U.K., Big Picture Financial Planning Ltd., BPCE Assurances, CDC Croissance, Clear Skies Investment Management, Climate Resilient Africa Fund, ITMO Ltd., Jaguar Legacy Fund GP Inc., NaturAlly AG, and Şekerbank TAS.

Two of the new signatories – BPCE Assurances and CDC Croissance – are joining the community of members of the FfB Foundation. In addition, First Sentier Investors, a 2021 signatory, also decided to become a member. This increases the FfB membership number from 73 to 76 in total.

Marking a first presence in the African continent

With the new total of signatory financial institutions, the FfB Pledge closes its last signatory pledge round of 2023, with 163 signatories and €21.7 trillion of combined assets (under management) in total, representing an increase of €300 billion since the last round.

With Climate Resilient Africa Fund as a new signatory, the FfB community gained representation of a signatory from Egypt, marking our first presence in the African continent.

One year after the adoption of the Global Biodiversity Framework  

The Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) was adopted during the fifteenth meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) in December 2022, following a four-year consultation and negotiation process. This historic Framework sets out 4 goals and 23 targets with the mission to halting and reversing biodiversity loss in 2030 and the vision to living in harmony with nature in 2050.

Finance for Biodiversity Pledge

The Finance for Biodiversity Pledge is a commitment of financial institutions to protect and restore biodiversity through their finance activities and investments. The Pledge consists of 5 steps financial institutions commit to take:

1. Collaborating and sharing knowledge
2. Engaging with companies
3. Assessing impact
4. Setting targets
5. Reporting publicly on the above before 2025

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The 163 signatories to the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge are (with new signatories shown in bold):

ABN AMRO, ABRDN plc, Achmea Investment Management, Achmea, ACTIAM N.V., Aegon Nederland N.V., Aegon U.K., Aéma Groupe, Agriculture Capital, AkademikerPension, Allianz France, Alternative Bank Switzerland, Amundi, Andra AP-fonden, AP3, APG Asset Management, ASN Bank, ASR Nederland,  Athora Netherlands NV, Astanor Ventures, Australian Ethical Investment, Aviva Plc, Avesco Sustainable Finance, AXA Group, AXA Investment Management, Bank J. Safra Sarasin, Bankinter, Big Picture Financial Planning Ltd., Boston Common Asset Management, Blue Horizon, Bpifrance, BPCE Assurances, Caisse des Dépôts, CDC Croissance, Change Finance PBC, Clear Skies Investment Management, Climate Asset Management, Climate Resilient Africa Fund, CNP Assurances, Colibri Catalyst, Coöperatie VGZ U.A., Crédit Mutuel Arkéa, Crédit Mutuel Asset Management, Crescent Capital Group LP, CZ, Danske Bank A/S, Dasos Capital Oy, Demeter Partners, Desjardins Global Asset Management, Desjardins Investments, Deutsche Oppenheim Family Office, Deutsche Kreditbank AG, DNB Asset Management AS, Domini Impact Investments LLC, Dorr Asset Management SEZC, DPAM, eco.business Fund, Edmond de Rothschild AM, EGAMO, Ekobanken medlemsbank, ERAFP, Ethical Partner Funds Management, Etica Sgr – Responsible Investments, Federal Finance Gestion, Fidelity International, First Sentier Investors, Fondaction, Future Food Fund, Folium Capital, Folksam, Gay-Lussac Gestion, GLS Gemeinschaftsbank eG, Green Century, Group La Française, Groupe MGEN, Groupe VYV, Harmonie Mutuelle, Helios, HSBC Global Asset Management, Incofin Investment Management CVA, International business of Federated Hermes, ITMO Ltd., Jaguar Legacy Fund GP Inc., Jupiter AM, JGP, KPA Pension, Karner Blue Capital, Klaverblad Verzekeringen, Kommunal Landspensjonskasse gjensidig forsikringsselskap (KLP), La Banque Postale Group, La Financière de l’Echiquier, Lazard Frères Gestion, Legal and General Investment Management (LGIM), LGT Private Banking, Lombard Odier Investment Managers, Mandarine Gestion, Manulife Investment Management, Mirova, Montpensier Finance, NaturAlly AG, NatureRe Capital AG, NextEnergy Capital, New Forests Pty Ltd, Newton, Nia Impact Capital, NN Group, Nordea Asset Management, Nordis Capital, NWB Bank, Oakham Wealth Management Ltd, ODDO BHF Asset Management, OFI AM, OIP Trust, Ossiam, PensionDanmark, Pensioenfonds Rail & Openbaar Vervoer, PGGM N.V, Phoenix Group, Pictet Group, Piraeus Bank, PKA A/S, Planet A, Pymwymic Investment Management B.V., Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., Raiffeisen KAG, Rathbone Greenbank Investments, Resona AM, Rivage Investment SAS, Robeco, Schelcher Prince Gestion, Schroders, SCOR SE, SEB Investment Management, Şekerbank TAS, SG 29 Haussmann, Sienna Private Credit, SLM Partners, Société Générale Assurances, Société Générale Private Wealth Management (SGPWM), Stichting Pensionenfonds ABP, STOA Infra & Energy, Storebrand AM, Swedbank Robur, SWEN Capital Partners, Swiss Life Asset Managers France, Sycomore AM, Team ABC Ventures, Tribe Impact Capital, Triodos Bank, Triple Jump, UBP Asset Management, UFF African Agri Investments, UniCredit, Van Lanschot Kempen, Vancity Investment Management, Varma,  VBV – Vorsorgekasse AG, Velliv, Pension & Livsforsikring A/S, Vert Asset Management, Volksbank, VP Capital, WHEB Asset Management, Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş, and Zencap Asset Management.