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Japan's largest banks hit by shareholder climate action

Japan's six largest banks and energy companies have been hit by shareholder calls to disclose decarbonisation plans, over concerns that fossil fuel expansion will result in stranded assets.

ICVCM responds to criticism following carbon principles release

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has responded to claims its work has come too late, following the release of its carbon principles, by stressing the need for offset standards.

ICVCM and its carbon principles are 'too late to the party', CfRN claims

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has arrived too late for carbon markets, an executive at sovereign market proponent CfRN has claimed, on the day it released its core carbon principles.

Foresight invests £19m in UK forests

Foresight Sustainable Forestry (FSF) Company has invested £19.2 ($23.7) million on forestry projects in Scotland and Wales.

Window to tackle deforestation 'fast closing', investors say

The window to avoid the worst effects on nature by reducing deforestation is "fast closing", the Investor Policy Dialogue on Deforestation (IPDD) has said.

London Stock Exchange announces first VCM accreditation

London Stock Exchange (LSE) has granted its first Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) accreditation to Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company (FSF)

Investors launch nature-positive forest roadmap

EEX to host REDD+ trading platform

COP27: Investor alliance spurs Indonesian deforestation action

The Investor Policy Dialogue on Deforestation (IPDD) has helped create a sustainability partnership with key financial actors in Indonesia that it is claimed could prevent the destruction of forests.

Investors raise $200m for African forestry fund