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WWF: Avoid building a Tower of Babel in taxonomies for nature

Policymakers should be "alarmed" at the risks that the various taxonomies of sustainable activities in development internationally are misaligned when it comes to nature-related criteria, an executive at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has said.

Indonesia's sovereign wealth fund targets $500m in 'green' investments

Companies finding it hard to believe investors' ESG messaging, says EY

Despite investors saying they will forego profits in the short term to focus on ESG, EY has said its research shows companies do not believe them or are choosing to focus on profitability over sustainability.

PGGM & EBRD to invest €250m in 'impact milestone'

PGGM will invest €250 million ($262 million) of pension fund capital in climate finance, in a partnership with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

Verdane impact fund invests €110m in 'circular' furniture company

£9.2bn flagship BlackRock pension strategy adopts climate target

BlackRock has announced that its flagship £9.2 billion ($11.2 billion) default pension strategy in the UK has adopted a formal environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused investment policy, including a specific emissions target.

Global carbon credit registry integration project launched

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA), World Bank and Singapore have launched a open-source project to improve interoperability of global carbon credit registries.

Biodiversity Investment Rating Agency launched

'First-of-its kind' study values nature markets at $10trn annually