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SBTN expands target setting guidance to oceans

IFC commits $50m to TIG's $1bn LatAm reforestation strategy

Academics criticise SBTi's 'arbitrary and restrictive' approach

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has been criticised by a group of academics for taking a "prescriptive" approach to emissions reductions and carbon offsets.

SBTN releases nature target setting guidance

EXCLUSIVE: SBTi called on by 'Global South' to 'set a new direction'

The Science-Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has been called on by 69 organisations, who claim to represent the Global South, to allow the use of carbon offsets, alleging that their view is being ignored "by the decision makers" in the Global North.

SBTi urged by nature investors to allow offsets

A group of prominent nature investors and conservation advisers have urged the Science-based Targets initiative (SBTi) to allow offsets within transition plans and proposed key principles to ensure 'guardrails' are put in place.

'Landmark' Microsoft offsetting deal demonstrates the need for scale

In the wake of a new 'landmark' carbon credit deal with Microsoft, BTG Pactual's Timberland Investment Group (TIG) has told Environmental Finance that investors are looking for co-benefits and why project scale is necessary for both impact and reduced costs.

Microsoft and BTG Pactual announce landmark carbon credit deal

BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group (TIG) has agreed to provide Microsoft with eight million nature-based carbon removal credits, believed to be the largest carbon removal transaction to date.

GSAM backs SLBs with step-downs

A major sustainable bond investor has urged investors and asset owners to seriously consider sustainability-linked bonds (SLB) with a step-down coupon on achieving or outperforming targets, as it is a "better structure" for the performance-based instrument.

Emerging market sustainable bond investment momentum building

Investors and issuers are responding to the challenges EM sustainable bonds pose, and the tide is turning in their favour. Ahren Lester reports