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  • The impact of listed equities biodiversity funds

    01 May 2023

    As more capital flows to biodiversity-themed listed equities funds, Thomas Cox asks whether it is possible for the strategies to have a positive impact on nature

  • Axa IM votes against company director due to deforestation inaction

    04 April 2023

    Axa Investment Managers voted against the re-election of a director of one company following its failure to engage on deforestation, an executive has said as the firm steps up its biodiversity engagement.

  • Financial institutions biodiversity guide boosted by COP15, says investor

    05 January 2023

    A guide on biodiversity integration by financial institutions that looks to navigate difficulties including on data availability and consistency has been published by members of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB).

  • Avant garde: biodiversity reporting in France

    17 October 2022

    As French financial institutions report biodiversity-related information under the pioneering Article 29, Thomas Cox assesses the lessons learned

  • Axa IM: Agrifood biodiversity problem is 'elephant in the room'

    04 October 2022

    The agricultural supply chain's impact on biodiversity is an obvious problem that is being avoided by financial institutions, which often do not know how to address the issue, an executive at Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has said.

  • Biodiversity data guide aims to address investor 'challenges'

    28 July 2022

    A guide on biodiversity integration by financial institutions that looks to navigate difficulties including on data availability and consistency is set to be published in September by the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB).

  • Most large French companies 'still don't have enough women on boards'

    17 January 2022

    A €5 trillion ($5.7 trillion) French investor initiative focused on improving corporate gender diversity hopes for "more tangible progress" in 2022...