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Governments urged to make nature transition plans mandatory
23 April 2024Governments have been urged by Finance for Biodiversity to make nature transition plans and disclosures mandatory for the financial sector to meet the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).
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"Concerted effort" needed to move away from plastic, says Iceberg Data Lab
22 April 2024A "concerted effort" by the financial sector is needed to halt the impact of plastic on the environment and its role as a driver of deforestation, Iceberg Data Lab has said.
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Mandatory plastic disclosure takes centre stage in treaty negotiations
22 April 2024Mandatory plastic disclosures for the financial sector could be one step closer as negotiations restart on a global plastics treaty, but the market has lamented the slow progress.
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Investors increasingly withhold support for companies' climate plans
18 April 2024Asset managers are increasingly withholding support for say-on-climate votes, as scrutiny over sustainability plans continues to ramp up, Morningstar has found.
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Agri-food sector 'structurally unprepared' to transition smoothly, warns UBS
18 April 2024The agri-food industry is "structurally unprepared" to meet sustainability goals smoothly, UBS has warned, as it calls on governments to support the market on the issue.
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Nature the next frontier of sustainability, says RBC
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IFC and T.Rowe Price pledge $150m to blue bond strategy
17 April 2024The International Finance Corporation (IFC) and T.Rowe Price have revealed they will each invest $75 million in their blue bond strategy.
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IETA issues guidance on using carbon credits in a 'high quality' way
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Debt-for-nature swaps could ease debt burden by $100bn
15 April 2024$100 billion of debt could be 'freed up' through debt-for-nature swaps, a research organisation has claimed, as it urged the financial system to "move on from colonialist, 20th century thinking".
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TNFD and GRI collaborate on interoperability
12 April 2024The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has launched a collaboration with the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) focusing on providing clarity on the interoperability between the two reporting frameworks.