INTEGRATE BIODIVERSITY INTO FINANCE
Investors are increasingly seeking to finance nature-positive outcomes, assess biodiversity-related financial risks, and align with the TNFD — yet capacity in biodiversity assessment remains limited, and methodologies and frameworks are constantly evolving.
Selecting, measuring, and disclosing relevant indicators from the asset to the portfolio level in a way that is meaningful to investors is therefore highly challenging. While some corporate frameworks and approaches can be applied to financial institutions (Assess and disclose), in many cases dedicated methodologies are required to address the specificities of financial portfolios. This is where BioInt works with its clients, developing tailored approaches that bridge corporate assessment practices with the unique needs of investors, enabling robust, TNFD-aligned biodiversity risk and impact reporting.
At BioInt, we support financial institutions in integrating biodiversity considerations into their investment strategies, products, and risk management frameworks.
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We offer all our biodiversity assessment, strategy, and reporting services to the financial sector.
Mapping the tools for finance
Understanding which tools are best suited for specific business applications can be challenging. That’s why, at BioInt, we have developed a comprehensive tool mapping that indicates which tools are most appropriate for different types of assets, guiding you seamlessly from the Biodiversity Footprint for Financial Institutions (BFFI), through the Global Impact Database (GID), to ENCORE, while detailing the different metrics used by each tool.
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The detail of the mapping can be found here along with more detailed explanations.
Finance industry consulting
We help financial institutions take into account the specificity of listed assets, private equity, and real estate (among other assets), to integrate biodiversity into investment strategies and risk assessments.
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Biodiversity-aligned financial products
We assist in integrating biodiversity considerations into financial products such as new biodiversity funds, ensuring alignment with the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) guidance and other regulatory frameworks.
Reporting and disclosure for financial institutions
We support financial institutions in aligning with both regulatory and voluntary frameworks — including the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the European Taxonomy, and France’s Article 29 of the Energy-Climat Law, which mandates transparency on climate- and biodiversity-related financial risks — while also ensuring consistency with global voluntary frameworks such as the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) 101 Biodiversity standard. This approach helps investors demonstrate compliance, robust risk management, and a nature-aligned investment strategy.
Aligning with the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge
For financial institutions committed to the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, we provide expertise in impact assessment, target-setting, and transparent reporting, ensuring alignment with international best practices.
Some of our references
Support to the development of a credible biodiversity impact assessment methodology, aimed at fostering investment in biodiversity through a scientific approach, as part of the market-wide “Objectif biodiversité” Initiative’s request for proposals process to manage a €150m Private Equity biodiversity impact fund.
Eurazeo, 2025
