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Caution urged over companies' nature-positive claims

It would be a "hard stretch" for organisations to say they are nature-positive, BNP Paribas Asset Management has said, calling on the market to "cautious" in any claims.

Conference round-up: Sustainability Data EMEA 2024

Now in its fifth year, Environmental Finance's Sustainability Data EMEA 2024 in London continues to shine a light on the rapidly expanding and evolving field of ESG data. Peter Cripps reports

Nestlé: We need to set 'reasonable boundaries' on transparency of nature data

"Reasonable boundaries" need to be set on the amount of nature data companies are expected to disclose, Nestlé has said, urging investors to collectively decide what information they need.

Nestlé faces healthy food resolution

UK's biodiversity legislation could be replicated, says Gresham House

The UK's 'biodiversity net gain' methodology could be replicated, Gresham House predicted, but it will not be the "silver bullet" for biodiversity many expect it to be.

The Future of ESG Data conference: 'Biodiversity disclosures without targets are meaningless', says Nestle

Disclosing on biodiversity without setting adequate targets and plans in conjunction is "meaningless" and unlikely to lead to progress, Nestle has said.

190 investors sign up to collaborative engagement on nature

190 institutional investors have signed up to collaborate to pressure 100 companies to address their negative impacts on nature, on the launch of Nature Action 100 (NA100) at Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Americas conference.

TPI reveals food companies not aligned with 1.5°C

The medium-term greenhouse gas emissions targets of food producer giants Kraft Heinz and Mondelez are not aligned with a pathway...

Nestlé dropped from DJSI 'after reporting review'

Nestlé has blamed its removal from the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) on a review of its sustainability reporting.

Moody's: Plastics manufacturers face 'moderate' risk to credit ratings

Increased regulation poses a risk to the credit quality of plastic packaging manufacturers in the next five years, according to a report from Moody's Investors Service.