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UN supports biodiversity credits

Eiopa to explore lower risk charges for insurers supporting climate adaptation

The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) is to investigate whether insurers that encourage climate-related adaptation measures through their underwriting should benefit from lower capital charges.

Involving asset owners in ESG sovereign bond engagement delivers 'big changes'

The co-engagement of asset owners and fund managers with sovereign bond issuers can deliver "big changes" on environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics,...

Railpen to vote against chair if companies' transition plans unsatisfactory

UK Railway pensions manager Railpen has warned companies it will consider voting against the re-election of their chair, if it deems their transition plans unsatisfactory.

NextEnergy UK solar fund raises £487m

Biodiversity credits - the next big environmental market?

Biodiversity credits are potentially a powerful financial tool for boosting nature, but could be as controversial as carbon credits, Thomas Cox writes

UK told to up pace on 'stagnant' green taxonomy work

MSCI touts green bond carbon footprinting tool as long-sought solution

An MSCI portfolio emissions tracking tool has been billed as the 'greenness' metric the green bond market has sought since inception, with the firm arguing it could "transform" green bond financed emissions accounting and investment processes.

Glass Lewis acquires Proxinvest

AFME: Investor earnings expectations slowing natural capital financing

Investor expectations around earnings pose a key challenge to increasing natural capital financing, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has said.