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T1 Demystifying Materiality: Hardwiring Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services into Finance - CEO Briefing
A1 United Nations Environment Programme, 
K1 biological diversity
K1 ecosystem
K1 finance
K1 green economy
K1 resource conservation
K1 financial institution
K1 Biodiversity
K1 Finance
YR 2010
FD 2010-10
LK https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32165
UL https://wedocs.unep.org/handle/20.500.11822/32165
NO This Briefing is intended for forward­looking financial institutions to operationalise BES in the financial sector. It builds on earlier work by UNEP FI’s Bloom and Bust report3 and the TEEB reports, combined with our own analysis. This Briefing offers executives: 1 Insight regarding the materiality of BES for a diversified financial sector, by highlighting results from a new UNEP FI survey; 2 Examples ofhowfinancialinsti­ tutions currently embed BES in lending, investment and insurance strategies and products, to enhance risk management, financial performance, stability and future growth; 3 Ways in which a financial institution can competitively position itself to tap into growing environmental markets; 4 Recommendations for how BES can be further hardwired into finance and a vision for how financial institutions may account for BES in 2020.
DS UN Environment Document Repository
RD Sep 18, 2026