Genevieve Redgrave

First biodiversity credit methodology approved by Cercarbono

Carbon credit standard setter Cercarbono has approved the first methodology for use in its biodiversity credit programme.

Verra sanctions carbon projects for first time

Major standard setter Verra has rejected 37 carbon credit projects and sanctioned four validation bodies for the first time.

Renewables investors beginning to "push" for nature, says Bluefield

More renewable infrastructure investors are integrating nature into their assets, but conversations remain at an early stage, Bluefield Partners has told Environmental Finance.

Eight new BNG sites approved

Eight more Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) sites have been approved and added to the national registry, taking the total number of sites to 18.

New partnership aims to drive down carbon credit testing costs

Swiss climate tech company Hyphen Global and US tech company LI-COR have partnered up to bring down the costs of atmospheric technologies for carbon credit project developers.

Finnfund commits 'no net loss' for biodiversity

Why should investors care about Biodiversity Net Gain?

While England's Biodiversity Net Gain market is still in its infancy, some forward-thinking investors see it as an opportunity and a risk management priority. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Banque de France raises concerns about nature modelling

Banque de France has found that existing ways to model the economic consequences of nature loss have significant drawbacks, calling for further integration of ecological science and existing policies into any scenarios.

Manulife meets three nature targets early

Manulife Investment Management, which claims to be the world's largest natural asset investor, has released its first annual nature report, revealing that it has met three of the five targets it had set for 2025.

Infrastructure investors need to better measure biodiversity impacts, says WWF