Global Asset Owner Meeting on Biodiversity
September 23rd-25th, 2025
Villa Bonn, Siesmayerstraße 12, 60323 Frankfurt, Germany
Welcome to a unique Experience for Asset Owners!
With the second Global Asset Owner Meeting on Biodiversity (GAOM), the event has firmly established itself as a key platform for exchange and collaboration among institutional investors committed to protecting and restoring biodiversity. Unlike a traditional conference, the Global Asset Owner Meeting is a unique working meeting designed to produce tangible, actionable outcomes.
Traditionally, the meeting opens with an exclusive dinner, featuring an inspiring keynote address that sets the tone for the days ahead, before the following two days are characterized by intensive working sessions, expert dialogues, and interactive workshops.
To ensure the highest level of knowledge exchange and the quality of discussions, all participants of the GAOM receive targeted preparatory materials two weeks prior to the meeting. This carefully curated documentation and the accompanying guiding questions enable participants to prepare substantively and reach a shared level of understanding, thereby initiating an intellectual exchange in advance and laying the foundation for in-depth, constructive discussions.
This approach makes the Global Asset Owner Meeting not just another conference, but a meeting with a result that marks a significant progress in sustainable investments.
The 2nd Global Asset Owner Meeting on Biodiversity
Following the great success of the first meeting in June 2024, leading experts, investors, and decision-makers once again came together this year for the second Global Asset Owner Meeting on Biodiversity, which took place from September 23rd to 25th, 2025, at Villa Bonn in Frankfurt. Over two and a half inspiring days, participants discussed and reviewed progress in biodiversity investments, using their expertise as leading figures in the field to develop forward-looking strategies. Building on the Asset Owner Action Plan for Biodiversity, developed at the first meeting, this year’s focus was on presenting concrete investment projects and their measurable impact on biodiversity.
For more details about the agenda, outcomes, and impressions, please refer to the sections below.
Welcome Dinner
Day 1
Day 1 - continued
Day 2
Results
At the heart of the first GAOM was the development of a comprehensive action plan that defines concrete measures to protect biodiversity and integrate it into investment strategies. This action plan includes two key calls to action – one for regulators and one for asset owners.
The Call to Action for Regulators calls for the development of binding frameworks to protect biodiversity, as well as the introduction of guidelines for measuring and standardizing biodiversity investments. The Call to Action for Asset Owners, on the other hand, focuses on integrating biodiversity strategies into asset allocation and developing concrete investment solutions across various asset classes.
Shortly after the event, two pension funds developed their own sustainability strategies. In addition, discussions were initiated with the European Commission and the European Investment Fund to advance the implementation of the action plan, with a particular focus on developing a “Regulatory Sandbox.”
Furthermore, the GAOM facilitated the creation of the “Families for Biodiversity” network, aimed at engaging private investors. In the long term, this network seeks to establish a “European Impact Family Office Network.”
During and after the first Asset Owner Meeting, it became clear that there is a strong need for a practical guide to help facilitate entry into the topic and support the first steps toward biodiversity-oriented investments. To address this need, the publication of a handbook is planned as a key outcome of the second Asset Owner Meeting – specifically, the Handbook for the Essential Steps for Biodiversity Action. This handbook will include a practical checklist for biodiversity-focused investments and serve as a valuable tool for building knowledge, conducting a status quo analysis, and effectively integrating biodiversity into corporate and investment processes.
In addition, another Call to Action for Regulators will be issued as a further outcome.
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