We are very excited to announce that OP Financial
Group is joining PBAF as a partner. A statement of the
organisation about their motivation and the importance of joining PBAF:
“By joining the Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Standards OP
Financial Group takes an important step in implementing its Biodiversity
Roadmap. Developing common standards for biodiversity metrics for financial
institutions is meaningful and we are pleased to contribute to the PBAF work as
well as share our experiences. OP strongly promotes biodiversity in
cooperation with its customers and stakeholders. We are aiming to be a pioneer,
inspiring other actors to take account of biodiversity in their operations.”
The PBAF team welcomes OP Financial Group to the partnership and is looking forward to a valuable collaboration.
OP Financial Group, owned by its customers, is Finland’s largest financial services group. Our mission is to promote the sustainable prosperity, security and wellbeing of our owner-customers and operating region.
OP
Financial Group is made up of 102 OP cooperative banks (31 December
2023) and the central cooperative which they own, including its subsidiaries
and affiliated entities. Over 2.1 million owner-customers own the OP
cooperative banks and thereby the entire OP Financial Group with a staff of
approximately 13,000. The Group’s vision is to be the leading and most
appealing financial services group in Finland for our customers, employees and
partners.
The Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) develops the ‘PBAF Standard’. The PBAF Standard enables financial institutions to assess and disclose impact and dependencies on biodiversity of loans and investments. PBAF provides practical guidance to financial institutions on biodiversity impact and dependency assessment and defines what is needed in order for these assessments (either or not conducted by data providers) to deliver the right information to financial institutions. With this information financial institutions can effectively manage and report on biodiversity related risks and opportunities and contribute to the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity. For more information please visit: https://pbafglobal.com/about-pbaf
