The Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Foundation has marked a major milestone of 200 signatories, representing €23 trillion in assets under management from 28 countries. This milestone underscores a shift – biodiversity is no longer peripheral, but central to responsible investment.
The latest round welcomes Agri3 Fund, Árkea Asset Management, ASA Real Estate Partners, Capital Croissance, Gresham House, Initiative & Finance, Konsumentkooperationens pensionsstiftelse, Malakoff Humanis, Regia Capital and Yotta Capital.
Among these new signatories, Agri3 Fund, Gresham House, Malakoff Humanis and Yotta Capital have taken their commitment a step further by becoming members of the FfB Foundation. They are joined by existing signatories ASR Netherlands and Etica SGR, bringing the total number of members to 86.
Hyewon Kong, Director of Sustainable Investment at Gresham House, said, “At Gresham House, we view biodiversity as both a systemic risk and a strategic investment priority. Becoming a signatory to the Finance for Biodiversity (FfB) Pledge strengthens our commitment to integrating nature into investment decision-making and identifying opportunities to generate nature positive outcomes. We look forward to collaborating with the FfB community to turn shared pledges into tangible action.”
From 26 to 200: a global movement
Launched in 2020 with 26 institutions managing €3 trillion, the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge has grown nearly eightfold in five years. Many of the founding signatories have deepened their commitment by becoming Foundation members – moving from pledges to structured action.
Financial institutions signing the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge commit to:
- Collaborate and share knowledge
- Engage with companies
- Assess impact
- Set targets
- Report publicly (within two years of signing)
Anita de Horde, Co-Founding Executive Director of the FfB Foundation, said, “Reaching 200 Pledge signatories signals a clear shift: nature is no longer an add-on. We’re helping institutions take real steps – building capacity, sharing tools and navigating complexity.”
As the pledge community grows, so does the Foundation’s role – evolving from convener to catalyst for action. The Foundation has delivered:
- Biodiversity footprint analysis of 2,300 global companies
- 4th edition of the Biodiversity Measurement Approaches Guide
- Finance for Nature Positive Programme
- FABRIC investor-led collaborative engagement initiative
- Nature Target-setting Framework for financial institutions
- Guidance on aligning portfolios with the Global Biodiversity Framework
- Sovereign debt focus group and public policy engagement
- Sustained Growth Amid Complexity
Xavier Herrmann, Managing Partner from Yotta Capital, said, “Given the current collapse of the living world, there’s an urgent need to act, and the best way to do that is to create an international community and leverage concrete action in our profession as asset managers. Finance for Biodiversity is the initiative we need to coordinate our efforts and take more effective action.”