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The 10 themes that will drive natural capital investing in 2025

Biodiversity and nature will remain top of investors' agendas in the year to come, writes Genevieve Redgrave

Ecuador secures 'incredible' $1bn debt-for-nature swap deal

Ecuador has signed a $1 billion debt-for-nature swap transaction which will secure more than $400 million in conservation funding for the Amazon, in a deal which The Nature Conservancy (TNC) said was full of "incredible firsts"...

Transition commodities a growing 'sweet spot' for LGIM

A webinar heard that investing in the green economy has become a popular theme for investors in recent years, and there are further opportunities to invest in transition. Jennifer Forrest reports

COP29: MUFG backs Canada-led blended finance initiative

Canada has launched a $1.5 billion blended finance 'platform' that aims to provide climate finance to climate projects in "up to" 25 emerging markets and developing economies, with backing from MUFG.

Investors tell Japan to remedy inconsistencies with ISSB standards

Some of the world's largest investors have advised Japan to address inconsistencies between its draft disclosure standards and those of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

L&G NTR Clean Energy Fund signs first battery storage deal

Judging the credibility of transition plans, part two

Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes

Judging the credibility of transition plans, part one

Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes

LGIM to partially divest from Glencore over coal plans

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has said it will divest from Glencore over the mining company's plans to expand its production of thermal coal.

LGIM leads push for Nippon Steel to disclose its climate lobbying