The document has been drafted by Mirova, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers dedicated to responsible investing, on the basis of expert advice commissioned by the UNCCD Global Mechanism, and has been reviewed by the LDN Fund Advisory Group; including 11 members as follows:
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- Caisse des Depôts Group (CDC)
- France
- Luxembourg
- TEMA Foundation
- Nature Conservancy (TNC)
- Worldwide Fund for Nature (WWF)
- The Rainforest Alliance
- Lawyer cabinet
- University of Cambridge
- The Rockefeller Foundation
To ensure that all stakeholders, particularly CSOs and NGOs were involved in the elaboration of the LDN Fund environmental and social standards, a public consultation on this document took place between 17 October and 7 November 2016. All comments submitted during this consultation by 16 organizations (see below the list of institutions that provided comments) can be downloaded from this page. The LDN Fund team wishes to thank all individuals and civil society organizations, international organizations and academia for their valuable inputs.
Institutions that provided comments:
- Society for Rural Development – Gram Bharati Samiti (GBS)
(An NGO with Special Consultative Status in the UN ECOSOC)
Member, CSO Panel in the UNCCD for Asia - Utooni Development Organization
UNDP Equator Initiative Award 2014
NGO accredited to the UNCCD - Conservation Evidence
Conservation Science Group – University of Cambridge - Fundación Hernandiana
- School of Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences
The University of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia - Natural Capital and Plant Health – Diversity and Livelihoods
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew - EMG South Africa
Drynet Secretariat - Grameena Vikas Samithi (GVS)
- UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre
- CSO Panel Member (WEOG Representative)
- CARI – Centre d'Actions et de Réalisations InternationaIes
- AIDER LAC CSO Panel Representative
- Fauna & Flora International
- University of Cambridge
- Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (RSPB)
- Both ENDS