Der zweite Teil des Beitrags zum Finanzbinnenmarkt erläutert die zentrale Bedeutung der (2.) Koordinierungsrichtlinie von 1989 und fasst die wesentlichen Aspekte der EG-Bankrechtsharmonisierung zusammen.

Right now, we are living through a pivotal age, having minimal time left to resolve one of the most pressing challenges of today – biodiversity loss. Due to various direct and indirect risks arising for financial institutions (FIs) from biodiversity degradation, FIs should have legitimate interests in how business partners engage with and report on biodiversity. However, insights into how biodi-versity loss could destabilise the financial system fall behind climate change consciousness. Moreover, the scientific literature is scattered, and corporate reporting often focuses on the broad topic of the environment instead of biodiversity specifically. Nonetheless, moving up biodiversity on the agenda, FIs would be capable of redirecting investments, nudging development, and be-coming co-agents of change. This master thesis aims to systematically review existing literature and investigate current reporting practices, addressing the two research questions: (1) “How can the financial sector contribute to limiting biodiversity loss?”, by applying literature review and (2) 'What is the extent of biodiversity reporting of financial institutions across Europe to halt biodiversity loss?” by conducting content analysis. Focusing on Europe, where living standards caused signifi-cant biodiversity loss within and across its boundaries, selected high-revenue FIs serve as a case study for content analysing sustainability reporting on topics of biodiversity. The thesis shall over-lay the insights from reviewing literature and practical implementations within the reporting to carve out advice for practitioners and academia. Consequently, this thesis presents how FIs can raise awareness of biodiversity to limit its loss and how overall biodiversity influences the finance system.:Backround Research Question & Method 1 Research Question & Method 2 Results - Literature Review Results - Content Analysis Diskussion - Call for Action

Der zweite Teil des Beitrags zum Finanzbinnenmarkt erläutert die zentrale Bedeutung der (2.) Koordinierungsrichtlinie von 1989 und fasst die wesentlichen Aspekte der EG-Bankrechtsharmonisierung zusammen.