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  • Carbon markets alone will not protect nature, says Arup

    03 April 2024

    Carbon markets cannot be relied upon to fund the scale of nature protection needed, Arup has said, as it called for a wider range of funding instruments to be deployed.

  • Brazilian cattle farmers need $114bn of investment to transition

    03 April 2024

    Brazilian cattle farmers have been urged to diversify their revenue streams to limit the threat of climate change, as a report warned that $114 billion of investment is needed by 2030 to put the sector on a pathway to sustainability.

  • Kempen 'surprised' adaptation isn't greater priority for regulators

    02 April 2024

    Kempen Capital Management has expressed "surprise" that adaptation hasn't been made a greater priority by regulators.

  • Saudi Arabian green finance framework an 'important but controversial step'

    02 April 2024

    The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has published its green financing framework, opening the door to major oil exporter issuing sovereign green bonds and sukuk.

  • A giant - and growing - onion

    02 April 2024

    Eila Kreivi reflects on the learnings - and the tears - after decades of working in sustainable finance

  • UK's biodiversity net gain legislation extended

    02 April 2024

    The UK's Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, which created the world's first mandatory biodiversity credit market, has been extended to small development sites.

  • Rio Tinto, Berkshire Hathaway votes 'flagged' to investors by CA100+

    02 April 2024
  • Climate resolutions hit record in North America, despite ESG backlash

    02 April 2024

    A record-breaking number of climate resolutions has been filed in North America, although it remains to be seen whether investors will support them, given the strength of anti-ESG sentiment in the US.

  • SEC climate rule faces new legal challenge

    02 April 2024

    Two fracking companies have brought a new legal challenge against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s climate rule.

  • Japanese GFANZ members 'intend to grow transition financing'

    02 April 2024

    Japanese financial institutions said they will grow their allocation to 'transition financing' and explore ways to ramp up a planned phase-out of coal power generation, in a joint statement by signatories to the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ).