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Embrace the 'regenerative edge' of agriculture investments, says SLM
13 February 2024Investors have been urged to tap into the 'regenerative edge' that agriculture investments can provide, but nature investor Sustainable Land management Partners (SLM) warned about needing to be "realistic" about its limitations.
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JustCarbon to launch nature-based solution funding mechanism
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Global Biodiversity Fund put into operation
13 February 2024The 'landmark' Global Biodiversity Framework Fund was put into operation over the weekend, with Spain becoming the latest government to commit capital to the fund.
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UK introduces 'game changing' mandatory biodiversity credit legislation
12 February 2024The UK government has introduced legislation which mandates the use of biodiversity credits for building developers, with investors saying this is a "game changer" for nature investment.
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Deforestation overtakes climate change as LGIM's biggest engagement topic
09 February 2024Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) has launched a nature strategy and revealed that deforestation became its engagement theme in the final quarter of 2023.
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Proceed with caution when considering biodiversity strategies, warns Mercer
08 February 2024Mercer called on investors to step up investment and engagement on biodiversity, but warned them to remain cautious when considering allocating to some biodiversity strategies.
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NBIM divests from three companies for 'biodiversity risk'
07 February 2024Norges Bank Investment Management has divested from three companies because of biodiversity risk, as it looks to scale up active engagement on nature-related themes.
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Jefferies pinpoints key flood solution companies for investment
07 February 2024Jefferies has identified which companies investors should be looking at for opportunities in engineered and nature-based flood solutions, warning that floods are becoming an increasingly material risk.
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Energy companies 'failing to shift away from fossil fuels', warns Sustainable Fitch
06 February 2024Energy companies have made "limited progress" towards hitting their net zero carbon targets, Sustainable Fitch has warned, with just one of 12 firms assessed awarded a 'green' rating.
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Nordic companies struggling to set 'credible' nature targets, Danske Bank says
06 February 2024The majority of large companies based in the Nordics are struggling to develop credible targets or policies to manage their impact, Danske Bank Asset Management (DBAM) has said.
- SEC disbands ESG enforcement division
- Decarbonisation investment faces three key challenges, says Ninety One's Cooper
- G20 agrees to bioeconomy principles
- 'Unlikely' potential Transition Loan Principles will launch in 2024
- Electricity versus gas - the devil is in the detail
- Wellington: Time to stop 'annoying' rise of three-year lookback sustainable bonds
- Bloomberg launches transition plan credibility assessments
- Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact
- UK Impact market grows to £77bn, with SDR impact label a potential positive
- Sustainable Debt Round-up: IADB, Raizen Energia, Switch ... and more
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Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 conference round-up
20 September 2024Another hugely successful Environmental Finance event in New York highlights the progress that continuous innovation and improvement is providing sustainable debt markets - with plenty more to come. Ahren Lester reports
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Investors must move beyond 'lip service' on biodiversity, says Nuveen
20 September 2024Investors must move beyond "lip service" and actually be willing to look at nature and biodiversity investment opportunities, Nuveen has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Dow Chemical could issue second green bond in the future
20 September 2024Dow Chemical has not ruled out issuing a second green bond in the future, although any decision will not be made until after the US election in November.
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Brazilian development bank to fund next wave of renewable technology
19 September 2024The Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES) wants to fund the next wave of renewable technology in the country, but there is a need for more blended finance, according to Luciana Costa, infrastructure, energy transition and climate change managing director at BNDES.
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Sovereign SLBs challenging due to the nature of the issuer
19 September 2024Sovereigns across the world have embraced the sustainability-linked bond (SLB) instruments, with issuance increasingly being considered, but the nature of sovereigns creates some challenges for investors, the audience at Sustainable Debt Americas 2024 heard.