Session 1 - Entreprises et finances pour la nature

The launch of a landmark report that makes the economic case for valuing nature and explores innovative financing mechanisms and policies that could help close the biodiversity financing gap.

The Finance for Nature Virtual Global Series will accelerate momentum on nature-based finance in advance of the UN Climate and Biodiversity COPs in 2021.

The Future of Nature and Business, the second of three reports in the World Economic Forum’s New Nature Economy series, provides the practical insights needed to take leadership in shifting towards a much needed nature-positive economy.

The Future of Nature and Business Policy Companion outlines a series of recommendations for policy makers to ensure they protect, invest in, and rebuild natural capital in their response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

World’s largest retailer targets zero emissions by 2040 and aims to protect, manage or restore at least 50 million acres of land and one million square miles of ocean by 2030.

26 financial institutions from around the globe will launch the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge during session 2.1. The signatories will commit to making a positive contribution to biodiversity through their activities and investments and call upon world leaders to reverse nature loss this decade. The Pledge text, guidance document and CEO statements are available after the launch.