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When will GSAM, Jupiter and Gresham House sign up to the TNFD?

Jupiter Asset Management is considering becoming an adopter of the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) initiative, one of its sustainability managers has said.

Gresham House urges UK government to "provide reassurance" on biodiversity net gain

Gresham House has called on the UK government to provide further reassurance on the implementation of the Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, to help scale up private-sector involvement.

'Naive' to think nature disclosures will help scale up investment, UK MPs hear

Improvements to nature disclosure frameworks may not translate into immediate investment, a UK government committee has heard, whilst Gresham House called for further investor action on the issue.

Gresham House closes £450m BSIF II fund

Gresham House has raised £450 million ($553 million) for its British Sustainable Infrastructure Fund II (BSIF II), a fund backed by eight UK local government pension schemes (LGPS).

Will today prove a turning point for natural capital?

What is the TNFD's final framework released on Monday expected to say, and will it mark an inflection point for embedding nature in finance, asks Genevieve Redgrave

UK government says biodiversity credits will cost at least £42,000 each

New guidance from the UK government on the pricing of biodiversity credits is "a good signal" that will encourage the development of a market for the instruments, according to one investor.

Biodiversity credits 'next logical step' for positive impact

Biodiversity credits are a key area of opportunity for investors to address the climate and nature emergencies in tandem, writes Peter Bachmann

UK pensions reforms to unlock billions for climate investments, CIOs say

Nine of the UK's largest pension schemes have signed up to a voluntary initiative to boost investment in unlisted equities, which CIOs have said could catalyse big investments in areas including climate-related technologies.

People Moves, 10 July: BT Pension; Mirova; JPMorgan; RPMI Railpen; Aegon; Gresham House

UK pension investor acquires £50m onshore wind farm portfolio

UK infrastructure investor Pensions Infrastructure Platform (PiP) has acquired a £50 million ($65.5 million) onshore wind farm portfolio by Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), a venture capital and growth equity firm with $1 billion of assets under management.