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  • Singapore taxonomy a sign of things to come for transition finance, says Fitch

    17 January 2024

    Singapore's sustainability taxonomy is an internationally significant development that is likely to kick-start financing deals for 'transition' activities, Sustainable Fitch has said.

  • Making the case for investment allocations to natural capital

    Institutional investors are under-exposed to the natural capital asset class, which offers diversification benefits, ESG upside and potential for outperformance, says Climate Asset Management's Ben O'Donnell.

  • The birth of a biodiversity offset market

    Dasos Habitat Foundation and Eurowind Energy have entered into a first-of-its-kind biodiversity offset transaction, to compensate for the residual impacts on nature that will be caused by a proposed Finnish wind farm. Tapani Pahkasalo explains the thinking behind the novel transaction.

  • What investors need to know about nature

    MSCI has just published its Investors' Guide to Nature and Biodiversity Risks and Impacts. Arne Philipp Klug and Sylvain Vanston explain what investors need to understand about nature and biodiversity risks and impacts.

  • Measuring the biodiversity footprint of a company or portfolio

    An overview of Iceberg Data Lab's Corporate Biodiversity Footprint measurement tool.

  • Biodiversity Equity - investing for life and the planet

    Environmental Finance speaks with Federated Hermes' Ingrid Kukuljan on the importance of investing in the companies that help mitigate biodiversity degradation at this crucial point in time.

  • A growing focus on biodiversity risk

    As nature loss rises up the agenda, investors are adopting increasingly sophisticated approaches to the issue. Reza Marvasti and Brian Colantropo from ISS ESG survey an evolving landscape.

  • Taking a data-driven approach to nature risk and opportunity

    Investors face a potential flood of nature-related data as efforts build to stem biodiversity loss. Bloomberg's Nadia Humphreys explains how they can begin to make sense of it.

  • Biodiversity Insight 2024 published

    17 January 2024

    Environmental Finance has published its Biodiversity Insight 2024, featuring articles about how investors are incorporating biodiversity risks into their decisions and identifying investments to protect and restore nature.

  • Quantification of nature risks still a challenge for ratings agencies, says Moody's

    17 January 2024

    Quantification of nature-related risks is still a challenge for rating agencies, Moody's has said, warning that these risks could 'crystallise' in unexpected ways.