The impact investment market for biodiversity and forestry is still in its infancy. A major current issue is how to adequately finance forest and biodiversity conservation and still guarantee financial returns. The complexity of impact measurement and management results in a lack of efficient assessment on biodiversity and forestry-related impacts.

Nevertheless, recent studies have shown that biodiversity loss presents a material risk for financial institutions. From banks to pension funds and insurance companies, all asset owners face financial risks associated with the exposure to ecosystem services loss.

Moreover, biodiversity loss is reaching a critical tipping point, unveiling the urgency of evaluating how investments impact biodiversity directly and indirectly. In order to guarantee the stability of the financial system, and our society for future generations, it is important that conservation efforts turn a common feature within the financial sector.

In the next episode of their webinar series, Phenix Capital will discuss why investors must act on biodiversity and forestry conservation.

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