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Sea Cargo Charter initiative reaches 30 signatories

Shipping - the trillion-dollar challenge

The growing support for the Poseidon Principles underlines the crucial role for finance in helping the shipping industry chart a course towards a greener future, says Ahren Lester

Climate Action – how the bond market can finance the fight

The green bond market and the carbon markets could be combined to help decarbonise the economy, suggests Mark Leahy.

Members of UK taskforce on greening supply chains announced

The members of the UK's Global Resource Initiative (GRI) taskforce have been revealed, as they met for the first time to discuss how the country can green its international supply chain.

Natural capital: investors face data black hole

Investors interested in assessing their dependencies on natural capital are staring into a "great big hole" when it comes to data.

Food firms need to improve response to climate change, says Ceres

Many food companies are poorly prepared to deal with the likely impacts of climate change, according to Ceres, a US-based industry and investor network.

13 US corporations pledge $140bn in new investments to cut emissions

A group of 13 major US corporations have pledged to make $140 billion of investments to reduce their carbon emissions.

Why the Paris climate summit will boost REDD+

An agreement in Paris could build on the achievements of the Warsaw Pact for REDD+ Action, and could prove a game changer for forestry, argues Mariama Vendramini

Governments and companies in joint pledge to halt forest loss

More than 30 national governments, 40 companies and numerous NGOs and regional governments have pledged to work to halt deforestation globally by 2030.