A roundtable discussion: How financial institutions can measure biodiversity impacts and dependencies

The participants included representatives from academia, data providers, NGOs, and financial institutions. 

There were two specific aims: 

• To build connections between different groups working on biodiversity, who are currently operating in silos. 

• To illuminate the challenges facing financial institutions when integrating biodiversity considerations into their investment decisions. 

Three questions were discussed and debated in detail: 

• Are the existing biodiversity measurement techniques being used by financial institutions driving the real-world outcomes we need to see? 

• Is new biodiversity-related regulation supporting the outcomes we need to see? 

• What does nature-positive investment look like? 

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