Our economies rely on the goods and services generated by nature like food, raw materials, pollination, water filtration and climate regulation, but nature and our planet are under unprecedented threat.

Financial investments are causing harmful environmental impacts which are delaying the transition to a sustainable economy. This won't be resolved unless both climate change and biodiversity loss are tackled together.

Central banks, financial supervisors and regulators whose responsibility it is to protect the economy and secure a stable financial system, play a crucial role in reversing this trend.

WWF´s Greening Financial Regulation Initiative began in 2020 bringing together a broad network of environmental scientists and finance practitioners to support the transition to a nature positive, net zero economy. 

We engage and advocate with central banks, financial supervisors and regulators on the need to integrate climate and environmental risks into their mandates and operations, mainly through financial regulations and their supervision, as well as monetary policies. 

We help provide the necessary tools, scientific research, assessments, training and assistance to enhance the ambitions of the financial sector on the sustainable financial policy agenda. Find out more about our SUSREG Tracker online tool, trainings for central banks, financial supervisors and regulators visiting our e-learning page and WWF&NGFS webinar sessions. 

More on what we do and why we work with central banks and supervisors.