On 14 November 2024, the Forest Finance Risk Consortium (FFRC) hosted a webinar to present key insights and recommendations from the newly launched Deforestation Disclosure Guide for Financial Institutions. This training is designed to complement the Guide, providing an opportunity for financial institutions to hear from experts, standard setters and finance sector peers on how to disclose […]
Join us 14 November: Deforestation Disclosure Training for Financial Institutions This online training will highlight key messages from the newly launched Deforestation Disclosure Guide for Financial Institutions, providing in-depth information on practical steps to disclose on financed deforestation and deforestation-related risks in portfolios. Attendees will receive step-by-step recommendations on carrying out deforestation-specific disclosure and integrating deforestation […]
My interest in protecting forests began when I was aged 12, when one of my school teachers shared photographs of the deforestation in the Amazon Rainforest, Brazil. As an adult, I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to visit this important ecosystem and witness firsthand the continuing destruction. Forests provide critical services like absorbing […]
WBCSD outlines four steps to integrating deforestation into climate- and nature-related financial disclosure to help financial institutions improve transparency on material risks and meet net zero goals New York – September 23rd 2024 – Today, the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) released new practical guidance for financial institutions (FIs) on how to integrate […]
To complement this Guide, the Forest Finance Risk Consortium has developed an online training on Deforestation Disclosure for Financial Institutions. Watch the recorded session to hear from experts, standard setters, and finance sector peers—including UNEP-FI, Global Canopy, CDP, GFANZ, Hindsight Consultancy, and Storebrand Asset Management—on how to conduct deforestation-specific disclosures and integrate deforestation into climate- […]
Explore COP28’s urgency in combating nature loss by 2030, spotlighting forests and ecosystems. Learn about initiatives like the Forest Investor Club and Forest Finance Risk Consortium, driving action on climate change and biodiversity goals.
Deforestation, a key contributor to climate change and biodiversity loss, poses significant threats to the global economy.