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  • Dutch pension fund: We struggle to measure positive biodiversity impact

    14 December 2023

    Dutch pension fund Rail & OV plans to move to the "next phase" on integrating nature into its investment processes, but admits it still struggles to assess companies' impact on biodiversity.

  • Nature the 'green scorpion' in the room, warns Oxford University

    14 December 2023

    "Nature is not the elephant in the room, it's the huge green scorpion running towards us. The sting in its tail will significantly amplify the impacts of climate change in ways that are difficult to predict".

  • Finance sector action on deforestation is a no-brainer

    14 December 2023

    Eliminating deforestation is a vital bridge between the climate and nature crises, writes Freya Bannochie

  • Sustainable bond market returns to growth in 2023

    14 December 2023

    Sustainable bond issuance in 2023 has surpassed the $925 billion total raised in the whole of 2022, as strong sovereign activity more than offset contracting corporate volumes.

  • NGFS encourages central banks to tackle nature-related risks

    13 December 2023

    The Network for Greening the Financial System has encouraged central banks and supervisors to further tackle nature-related risks, especially through the development of nature-risk scenario analysis.

  • Call for EU to create 'taxonomy-aligning' benchmarks

    13 December 2023

    The EU Platform on Sustainable Finance has proposed 'taxonomy-aligning' benchmarks that would select constituents based on the percentage of their investments in activities aligned with the EU's taxonomy.

  • ESMA to scrutinise compliance with ESG benchmark regulations

    13 December 2023
  • Larger pension schemes 'more on track' to deliver net zero targets, XPS claims

    13 December 2023
  • BNP Paribas launches climate impact infra debt fund

    13 December 2023
  • Bond round-up: UK, IIX, Hitachi and more

    13 December 2023