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2024: Nature takes its place at the investment table

Three key trends will shape how nature fits into investment decisions this year, writes Vian Sharif

CapMan enters natural capital market with acquisition of Dasos

Barclays: UK 'Sustainability Improvers' fund label risks being 'catch-all'

The 'Sustainability Improvers' label under the UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) voluntary fund labelling rules risks being a "catch-all" investment category, warned Barclays.

New climate finance target 'to be set at next COP'

This year's COP needs to set an enhanced target for climate finance, a pension fund has argued, as the amount mobilised eventually needs to move from the "billions to the trillions".

NZBA welcomes first Chinese member but suffers second bank exit

The Bank of East Asia (BEA) has become the first Chinese member of the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA), but US lender Blue Ridge Bank also became only the second member to "withdraw from" the UN-convened industry group.

VCMI looking to increase carbon market participation in India

UK lawmakers push for tougher financial institutions deforestation requirements

The UK government has been urged by a cross-party political committee to introduce mandatory reporting on deforestation and require financial institutions to carry out due diligence on their contribution to deforestation.

White paper: Understanding Climate Impacts with Asset-Based Data

Despite the rapid expansion of ESG data, financial institutions across the globe still struggle to obtain transparent and comparable climate data. This absence of high-quality data is a major hurdle to understanding climate risks and impacts within financial portfolios...

Outlook for natural capital in 2024: Reporting, restoration and implementation

Interest in the theme will continue to grow but talk needs to be converted to action, writes Genevieve Redgrave

Bond round-up: Austria, Chiba City ... and more