Integrating Finance and Biodiversity | Nature positive future

Embedding biodiversity in financial decision making

Integrating Finance and Biodiversity for a Nature Positive Future is a £7 million programme co-funded by NERC and Innovate UK to develop the solutions needed to embed the values of biodiversity in financial decision making. This investment will build a national multi-stakeholder community that can drive the development of knowledge, tools and skills to incorporate biodiversity-related risks and opportunities into planning, reporting and investment decisions for the finance and business sectors.

Phase II funding was announced in March 2024 and extends to December 2026.

Nature-related Financial Risks Database launched

The Nature-related Financial Risks Database is the result of a landscape analysis of existing academic research, case studies, empirical evidence and reports providing evidence on the relevant financial effects of nature-related risks on corporations and financial institutions.

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What is IFB?

IFB is developing the knowledge, tools and a skilled community to embed the value of biodiversity in financial decision making across sectors.

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The Flagships of Phase II

Phase II of IFB comprises three Flaship inititives that are underpinned by underpinned by a Strategic Coordination and Integration Hub.

More about the Flagships

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Could you or your organisation benefit from the outputs of IFB, or could you contribute to it? If so, we would like you to make contact.

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IFB Workshop, 10-12 March 2026

We have secured an additional £50,000 of NERC funding to identify synergies across the programme and map the emerging research landscape. This work will take a broad view of the biodiversity–finance landscape, looking beyond current IFB work to identify future research priorities that meet the needs of policy and business.

Further details of the Workshop

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IFB secures funding for 'future of nature finance research' workshop

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IFB researchers publish latest SME Nature Positive innovation finance report

News | 11.12.2025

IFB Leaders, researchers and associates come together to share progress

The Integrating Finance and Biodiversity for a Nature Positive Future programme is jointly delivered by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and Innovate UK (IUK).