我们作为联合国《生物多样性公约》第十五次缔约方大会的参与者、贡献者和引领者，于2021年10月在中国昆明，携手中外银行业金融机构及国际组织，共同发布了《银行业金融机构支持生物多样性保护共同宣示》。从宣示到行动，今天，我们相聚加拿大蒙特利尔，决心采取更加有力和可持续的措施，积极探索实现生物多样性保护和应对气候变化目标协同发展路径，为金融机构支持生物多样性保护并全面启动《2020年后全球生物多样性框架》注入新动力。为此，我们倡议银行业开展支持生物多样性保护共同行动：
——我们要聚焦共建地球生命共同体。从宣示到行动，在《生物多样性公约》《2020年后全球生物多样性框架》以及《中国生物多样性战略与行动计划》的基础上，充分发挥金融手段在生物多样性保护中的作用，加大对生物多样性保护事业的金融支持力度，调动利益相关方力量，促进生物多样性保护与应对气候变化目标相协同。
——我们要推进绿色低碳经济全球进程。从宣示到行动，将支持生物多样性保护与应对气候变化纳入治理架构、战略目标和业务中，健全生物多样性风险和气候风险的识别、计量、监测和控制体系；明确支持银行生物多样性保护和应对气候变化的偏好，构建与偏好一致的政策制度体系；建立更加科学合理的统计核算标准体系，推动银行间数据信息共享共治共建；建设更加规范透明的信息披露体系，积极落实生物多样性保护和应对气候变化领域的信息披露要求。
——我们要增进绿色金融惠企惠民全球福祉。从宣示到行动，加大生物多样性保护和应对气候变化领域资金投放力度，通过市场化手段引导更多资金投入，满足公司支持生物多样性保护和应对气候变化的资金需求；金融支持生态产物价值实现机制的建立健全，拓展生态产物价值实现模式，通过金融手段实现生物多样性保护项目的生态价值最大化；构建丰富完善的金融产物体系，推动绿色金融产物创新，构建多样化融资模式，让绿色给公司及人民带来更多实惠。
——我们要推动生物多样性、气候全球合作。从宣示到行动，充分发挥全球化优势，切实加强金融领域生物多样性保护与应对气候变化领域的国际交流与合作。积极参与，在气候相关披露、自然相关披露等领域发出金融声音。深化与利益相关方的交流互动，为推动全球生物多样性治理和气候治理做出金融贡献。
擦亮生态底色，彰显金融本色，从宣示到行动，让我们共同努力，积极参与、推动、引领绿色银行建设，为共建地球生命共同体贡献金融力量。
Common Action Plan for Banking Sector to Support Biodiversity Conservation
As participants, contributors and leaders of the 15th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity, we joined hands with Chinese and Foreign banking sector and international organizations in October 2021 in Kunming, China, to release the Joint Declaration of Banking Sector to Support Biodiversity Conservation. From publishing the declaration to taking actions, today, we are gathering in Montreal, Canada. We determine to take forceful and sustainable measures for a development pathway of co-benefit to achieve goals of biodiversity conservation and climate change. We will inject new momentum for financial institutions to support biodiversity conservation and fully launch the Post 2020 Global Biodiversity Framework. To this end, we advocate that banking sector take common actions to support biodiversity conservation.
We will focus on building a shared future for all life on earth. From publishing the declaration to taking actions, with a solid foundation laid by Convention on Biological Diversity, the Post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework and China National Biodiversity Conservation Strategy and Action Plan, we will fully play the role of financial instruments in biodiversity conservation, strengthen financial support for biodiversity conservation and mobilize resources of stakeholders to promote the synergy between biodiversity conservation and climate change goals.
We will advance the global progress of green and low-carbon economy. From publishing the declaration to taking actions, we will integrate biodiversity conservation and climate change goals into our governance structure, strategic objectives and business operations. We will improve the identification, measurement, monitoring and control system for risks of biodiversity and climate change. We will support bank’s appetite in biodiversity conservation and addressing climate change, and build a policy system reflecting such appetite. We will establish a more scientific and sound statistical and accounting standard system to promote collection, sharing and management of data and information among banks. We will build a more standardized and transparent information disclosure system and actively implement relative requirements for information disclosure in the field of biodiversity conservation and climate change.
We will enhance green finance to benefit enterprises, people and the global welfare for all. From publishing the declaration to taking actions, we will increase investment in the field of biodiversity conservation and climate change, channel more funds through market-oriented measures to meet the funding demands of enterprises to support biodiversity conservation and climate change. We will establish and improve the mechanism for realizing the value of eco-products, expand ways of realizing the value of eco-products, and maximize the ecological value of biodiversity conservation projects through financial means. We will build a rich and well-developed financial products system, promote innovation of green financial products and build diversified financing models to bring more benefits to enterprises and people through green development.
We will promote global cooperation on biodiversity and climate. From publishing the declaration to taking actions, we will play the full role of globalization and strengthen international exchanges and cooperation in biodiversity conservation and addressing climate change in financial sector. We will actively participate and make financial voices heard in areas such as climate and nature related information disclosure. We will deepen communication and interaction with stakeholders and make financial contributions to improve global biodiversity governance and climate change governance.
Ecological protection sets the tone for banking sector and financial institutions always bear the mission in mind. From publishing the declaration to taking actions, let us join hand in hand to participate, promote and lead the development of green banks and contribute financial force to build a shared future for all life on earth.
