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Natural Capital Investment 2021 conference roundup

Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment 2021 virtual conference has ended after a full day of panels, speed networking sessions, and a live discussion group

Dasgupta Review doesn't go far enough on pricing nature, says Aviva's Waygood

The Dasgupta Review on the economics of biodiversity falls short in suggesting how policy makers and investors should price-in the externalities of nature, said Steve Waygood, chief responsible investment officer at Aviva Investors

BSI readies natural capital accounting standard as investors seek impact 'baseline'

A forthcoming accounting standard for natural capital could help investors grappling with the problem of assigning a financial value to preservation and improvement of nature.

Simon Zadek keynote: Build natural capital into Covid-19 relief packages

Federated Hermes to ask companies for 'net positive biodiversity impact'

Companies in sectors including consumer goods, mining, oil & gas, real estate and finance are to be asked to disclose their impact on biodiversity and to set a target to have a 'net positive impact'.

Pakistan explores issuing first sovereign 'nature performance bond'

Pakistan could become the first sovereign to issue a nature performance bond, it has been revealed.

Comment: Follow the Money in aligning finance with nature's needs

In the first of his monthly columns for Environmental Finance, Simon Zadek outlines his five-point proposal for aligning major financial flows with nature outcomes

Biodiversity COP 'likely to be postponed again'

The 15th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 15) to the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD), currently scheduled for 17-30 May 2021 in Kunming, China, is expected to be postponed for a second time as the coronavirus pandemic disrupts preparations, sources have told Environmental Finance

News Round Up: Vivid Economics, Credit Suisse, EDF, Verra, and more

Vivid Economics: 10-year delay on biodiversity action will double cost