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"Pivotal moment in time" for regenerative agriculture
22 May 2024Soaring costs of "conventional" agriculture offers a key opportunity for regenerative agriculture investments, Agriculture Capital has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Gresham House urges UK government to "provide reassurance" on biodiversity net gain
20 May 2024Gresham House has called on the UK government to provide further reassurance on the implementation of the Biodiversity Net Gain legislation, to help scale up private-sector involvement.
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'Investors should require environmental profit and loss statement'
20 May 2024Investors should require their portfolio companies to provide an environmental profit and loss statement to help better articulate the "hidden cost" of nature, Paula DiPerna has told Environmental Finance.
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Biodiversity resolution sees muted support at Home Depot
20 May 2024A resolution urging retail giant Home Depot to carry out a biodiversity risk assessment received 16% investor support at last week's AGM, which filer Domini Impact Investments said signals there is "more work to be done".
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New York State pension fund looks to ramp up climate investments
16 May 2024The New York State Common Retirement Fund has revealed to an Environmental Finance conference that it intends to scale-up its sustainable investments from an existing $22 billion to $40 billion.
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'The fog of ESG data is lifting', says Natixis
15 May 2024The fog of ESG data is lifting, Natixis has said, but warned about the "rabbit hole" of specialised data.
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Market still seeking the language of nature investments, say Nuveen
13 May 2024Further work needs to be done to better articulate why investors should invest in nature, an Environmental Finance conference has heard, with financial institutions calling for more consistent language and data.
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Trump victory would be 'disastrous' for sustainability
13 May 2024Investors would need to step up in advocating for sustainability in the advent of a Trump victory in the US presidential elections, an Environmental Finance conference heard.
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European Commission urged to 'scale up' biodiversity credit market
10 May 2024An EU sustainable finance expert group has urged the European Commission to help scale up the biodiversity credit market but warned that it will still "come with limitations".
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EDF urges scaling-up of 'Payment for Ecosystem Services' instruments
10 May 2024The Environmental Defense Fund has called for a further scaling up of 'Payment for Ecosystem Services' (PES) system to help boost nature-related disaster preparedness, particularly for developing countries.