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This list features the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation events, as well as our recommendation of key events on the topics of Finance, during the UN Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) COP15, in Montréal, Canada from 7-19 December. For any enquiry, please reach out to info@financeforbiodiversity.org
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Version: 10 December 2022
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08-1211:0012:00World Benchmarking AllianceCorporate Accountability for a Nature Positive FutureNature Positive PavillionSmall Room
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08-1211:0012:30AFD, Observatoire du Sahara et du SahelComptabilité du Capital Nature au service de la décennie des Nations-Unies pour la restauration des écosystèmesSide-Events1 - 512 E
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08-1213:1514:45FfB Foundation, IDFCAlignment of financial flows: channeling public and private investment towards natureSide-EventsJUSCANZ Meeting Room - 510Chttps://cbd.interactio.com/xqku-u4u9-keay
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08-1217:0018:00Conservation InternationalFinancial aspects of OECMsNature Positive PavillionSmall Room
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08-1218:0020:00Capitals Coalition, ICLEI, PBL, IPSI, IDDRIExploring nature positive pathwaysSide-EventsIGOs Meeting Room, 514 B
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09-1208:3010:00World Economic ForumWhat is Global Biodiversity Framework and what it means to business?Business Focus DayPlace Québec
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09-1210:0011:30Capitals Coalition, Business for NatureReforming environmental harmful subsidies for a nature positive future
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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09-1211:3013:00WBCSDEmbedding Climate & Nature into Corporate Decision Making
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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09-1213:0014:30UNEPThe Business Case for Nature Friendly Consumption
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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09-1213:0015:00OECDAligning finance and economic incentives towards biodiversity goals and targets, including environmentally harmful supportSide-EventsYouth meeting room
513B
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09-1214:3016:00Cross Sector Biodiversity Initiative Nature Positive: The emerging Business as Usual
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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09-1215:0016:00Nature Finance, WWF, Fauna & Flora Int.Aligning finance flowsNature Positive PavillionLarge Room
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09-1216:3018:00UEBT, Textile Exchange, OP2BBusiness contributions towards the post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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10-1208:3010:00Global CanopyUsing nature-based solutions and biodiversity credit markets to address biodiversity loss
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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10-1208:3010:30Global Canopy, Deloitte, EYCBD COP15: Scaling a Multi-Billion Dollar Biodiversity Market: Dream or Reality?AuditoriumPlace QuébecCBD-Live on Youtube
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10-1210:0012:00UNEP FIHow nature-related standards and disclosures are guiding investors and insurers
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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10-1212:0012:45Restoration Seed Capital Facility (RSCF), AGRI3 FundPractical Solutions to Unlock Private Investment in Sustainable Land Use
Finance & Business Hub Space
Place Québec
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10-1212:0013:30World Economic ForumStrengthening the measurement and accountability for nature-positive business actions
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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10-1213:0014:30International Chamber of CommerceA more effective and inclusive approach to benefit creation and sharing – perspectives from different stakeholdersSide-Events2, 512 F
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10-1213:0013:45WBCSDSustainable working forest for a nature-positive worldBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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10-1214:0014:45UN EnvironnementDeep Dive into Biodiversity Communication with Consumers
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10-1215:0015:45FfB FoundationFfB Pledge: how can financial institutions start acting on nature?Place QuébecHub Space
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10-1216:0016:45Proteus PartnershipThe Proteus Partnership: enabling and scaling corporate action in pursuit of global goals for natureBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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10-1216:3018:00Capitals CoalitionRole of valuation for a nature positive economy
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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10-1218:1519:45FfB Foundation, Capitals CoalitionBusiness and finance needs for mandatory requirements (Target 15)'Side-EventsContact Group 6 516DE
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11-1208:3010:00FfB FoundationNature Action 100 Launch Event
Business & Finance Focus Days
Room 220c, Place Québechttps://cbd.interactio.com/zult-2j4l-ukg3
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11-1210:0011:30UNDPSovereign debt for Nature: A mapping of feasibility for debt repurposing for nature-positive outcomes
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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11-1210:0010:45Tropical Forest Alliance, World Economic ForumINVESTABLE SOLUTIONS FOR PROTECTING NATURE: How financial institutions can contribute to the protection and restoration of biodiversity and ecosystemsBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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11-1211:0011:45IUCN, Newmont Mining, Anglo American MiningCollaborative approaches among companies and conservation organizations to deliver Biodiversity Net Gain and NbSBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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11-1211:3013:00FfB Foundation, PBAFBiodiversity Impact & Dependency assessment in the Finance sector
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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11-1213:0014:00FfB FoundationAligning financial flows with the goals and targets of the post-2020 global biodiversity framework
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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11-1213:0013:45Reservas VotorantimPayment for Environmental Services (PES) - A connection between biodiversity and climate changeBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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11-1214:1515:00World Benchmarking AllianceThe Role of finance in moving the private sector towards a Nature-Positive futureBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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11-1214:3016:00World Resource InstituteInvest in Nature: High Level Dialogue of Partnership of Biodiversity and Finance (PBF)
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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11-1216:3018:00LSE INSPIRE, OECDBiodiversity-related financial risks
Business & Finance Focus Days
Place Québec
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12-1217:3018:30Global Commons Accountability AcceleratorAccelerating Accountability for Nature: Taking ActionOutside eventARUP
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13-1212:3013:30IUCNPrivate sector actors contribution to biodiversity Nature Positive PavillionCoffee Area
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13-1209:0011:00UN CBDPlenary: 'Financing a Sustainable Future'Business ForumPlace Québec
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13-1215:3017:00WBCSD, IUCNCollaboration to reverse nature lossNature Positive PavillionLarge Room
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14-1209:0010:15UN CBDPlenary 1: Depending on nature. Dialogue between financial supervisors and boardsFinance & Biodiversity DayMultipurpose Room 210A
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14-1210:1511:15UN CBDPlenary 2: Financial flows alignment and resources mobilizationFinance & Biodiversity DayMultipurpose Room 210A
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14-1210:3011:30ShareActionThe Time is Now: how the financial sector can take action to address biodiversity loss todayNature Positive PavillionSmall Room
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14-1211:1512:30UN CBD, World BankPlenary 3: Ministries of FinanceFinance & Biodiversity DayMultipurpose Room 210A
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14-1212:0013:00WWF UKAligning finance flows to nature-positive goalsNature Positive PavillionSmall Room
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14-1213:0013:45Government of the NetherlandsNon-state actor commitments for nature, climate and peopleBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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14-1213:1514:45GEFPerspectives on the GEF Going Forward: A Conversation with the GEF CEOSide-EventsAfrican Group Meeting Room 511BE
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14-1214:1515:30UN CBDBreakout 1: Mainstreaming biodiversity within public policies / Breakout 2: measurement, target setting, and disclosuresFinance & Biodiversity DayMultipurpose Room 210A / Contact Group Room 230A
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14-1215:3017:00UN CBDBreakout 3: nature-positive pathways / Breakout 4: innovative solutions for scaling-upFinance & Biodiversity DayMultipurpose Room 210A / Contact Group Room 230A
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14-1216:3017:30Global Commons Accountability AcceleratorAccelerating Accountability for Nature: The Role of FinanceNature Positive Pavillion
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14-1217:0018:00UN CBDCall for action: achieve alignmentFinance & Biodiversity DayPlace Québec
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15-1210:0010:45Brazilian National Confederation of IndustryInitiatives from Brazilian industry on sustainable bioeconomyBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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15-1211:0011:45Colibri CatalystTripling investments in nature-positive businesses by 2030: opportunities to unlock public and private capitalBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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15-1212:0012:45WBCSD - NCS AllianceNCS carbon credits: help us define what high-quality meansBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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15-1212:0013:00CornellCoalition for Private Investment in ConservationNature Positive PavillionSmall Room
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15-1212:0013:30CFA, UNDP, KfW, ICRI, CTI-CFF, GFCRInnovative Finance for Coral ReefsOutside of the venueLe Westin Montréal, 270 Rue Saint-Antoine O
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15-1213:0013:45IUCNDefining nature positive for businessesBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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15-1214:0014:45Global CanopyUsing ENCORE to assess nature exposure - a deep-dive use caseBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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15-1215:0015:45ORÉEComment les entreprises peuvent-elles réduire leurs impacts et dépendances sur la nature ?Business & Finance HubPlace Québec
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15-1215:0016:00WWF, IUCN​Mainstreaming biodiversity actions into economic sectorNature Positive PavillionSmall Room
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16-1210:0010:45UK Business and Biodiversity ForumNature Positive - from pledges to actionBusiness & Finance HubPlace Québec
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16-1213:0015:00Colombia, Finland, France, Kenya, Solomon Islands, WWFHalving the global footprint by 2030: A Leaders dialogueSide-EventsJUSCANZ Meeting Room 510C
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16-1213:0013:45VizzualityWhat tools can help businesses understand and manage their nature-related risks?Business & Finance HubPlace Québec
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16-1214:3015:30WWF, TNC, CI, FSCDeforestation free supply chains / NBSNature Positive PavillionLarge Room
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16-1218:0020:00WWFAligning the Financial Flows for an Ecological Civilization – how to speed up the momentumSide-Events2, 512 F
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16-1218:0020:00WEFResponsible supply chains for the shared future of global forestSide-EventsBusiness and Industry Organizations Meeting Room 514A
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16-1218:1519:45GEFGEF-8 Support to the Global Biodiversity FrameworkSide-EventsLike-minded Mega Diverse Countries meeting room 513D
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17-1213:0015:00MoEFCC, CII, WWF, GIZ, UNDP, IBBI, GPBB, BfNNature Positive Business model 2050Side-Events2, 512 F
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17-1213:0014:00CPIC, GEFBiodiversity Credits: Creating an enabling environment to restore and protect our natural habitatsSide-EventsGEF Pavillionhttps://www.thegef.org/gef-pavilion-cbd-cop15
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17-1218:0020:00FranceTime to urge Economic and Financial nature-related risk assessments and scenariosSide-EventsSIDS meeting room 513C
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