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AXA IM's nature investments reach €919m

AXA Investment Managers' investments in natural capital solutions have reached over €919 million ($1 billion), with progression also made on its interim net-zero targets.

'The CSRD gives us a better legal basis to scrutinise transition plans'

Divergent approaches in transition planning and among biodiversity funds will be areas of attention for France's AMF, Jérôme Reboul tells Michael Hurley

ALTÉRRA commits $350m to BlackRock emerging markets transition strategy

ALTÉRRA has announced its second big deal of New York Climate Week, after committing $350 million to BlackRock's emerging markets transition infrastructure strategy.

Kempen backs eco.business Fund to promote biodiversity

CBI launches resiliency taxonomy

The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has launched a taxonomy clarifying what constitutes a credible investment in climate resilience.

ICE launches US muni bond physical climate risk indexes

UNEP FI and FfB co-creating biodiversity investment framework

The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) and the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB) are developing a framework which will look to "operationalise" nature positive concept and standardise definitions and investment approaches.

UNDP partnering with ORRAA on nature-positive coastal investment

A partnership between the UN Development Programme and the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) will look at how to create "enabling conditions" for coastal resilience investments.

Net-zero demands a mature carbon removal market

Even with best efforts to reduce carbon output, there will always be unavoidable residual emissions, argues Fredrik Ekström

Forestry an 'unrecognised economic force', says BNP Paribas

Sustainable forestry and forest carbon credits are a growing opportunity and could play a "significant role" in future portfolios, BNP Paribas Asset Management has said.