Financing and Investment Horizons in Biodiversity 2025
Financing and Investment Horizons in Biodiversity 2025
Download our collaborative report with Spainsif, Spain’s sustainable and responsible investment forum, examining how financial institutions can bridge the USD 942 billion biodiversity financing gap while transforming nature-related risks into strategic investment opportunities.
The Biodiversity Finance Challenge
With over half of global GDP—USD 44 trillion—moderately or highly dependent on nature, biodiversity loss poses systemic risks to financial stability. Current biodiversity finance totals just USD 208 billion annually, less than 20% of the USD 1.15 trillion required by 2030. This gap represents both an existential threat and an unprecedented investment opportunity for forward-thinking organisations.
With ISO 17298 now published, organisations have their first international standard for embedding biodiversity into strategy, a development SE Advisory Services helped shape as contributors to the technical committee.
SE Advisory Services' Nature-Positive Leadership
This report represents the collaboration between SE Advisory Services and Spainsif, Spain's leading sustainable finance forum and the recognized platform for dialogue and knowledge-sharing on sustainable investment. Together, we provide the evidence, frameworks, and practical guidance needed to transform biodiversity from blind spot to strategic priority.
Our integrated approach demonstrates that addressing biodiversity and climate together maximizes co-benefits while reducing overall funding requirements. The Sundari Mangroves restoration project exemplifies this, protecting 1,434 fauna species while sequestering 961 tCO2e per hectare and supporting 1.5 million community livelihoods.
In this Exclusive Report, You'll Discover
- Emerging market opportunities in biodiversity finance, from nature-positive bonds to nature-based solutions and biodiversity credits as distinct asset classes poised for rapid growth
- How to navigate data gaps and measurement challenges while building biodiversity capabilities ahead of regulatory requirements
- Practical pathways for integrating biodiversity into risk management using the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)’s LEAP approach to assess nature dependencies and impacts across your portfolio
- Critical recommendations for capturing first-mover advantages in the nature-positive transition, including specific KPIs, target-setting approaches, and innovative product development strategies
