Genevieve Redgrave

Australia looking to expand climate disclosures into nature

Australia is looking to build flexibility into its climate disclosure regulations, with a view to expanding disclosures into nature-related issues in the future.

Widespread mandatory nature reporting 'unlikely' in the near future

Mandatory nature reporting is 'unlikely' in most jurisdictions over the next few years, Sustainable Fitch believes, although stricter rules may come into force for those jurisdictions most exposed to nature-related risks.

Deforestation data tool launched for financial institutions

An open-data platform has been launched to help financial institutions track company exposure and performance on deforestation.

Ocean data even further behind biodiversity data, says investor

Ocean data is further behind than terrestrial biodiversity data, and challenges remain on the trustworthiness of company disclosures, a marine investor said.

Webinar: Government support needed to fund transition technologies

Further support from governments, through policies and subsidies, is needed to help accelerate funding of technologies critical to the net zero carbon transition, a recent Environmental Finance webinar heard.

Webinar: Transition finance 'too caught up in labels'

Despite the lack of clarity in the market on how the theme of transition can be incorporated into sustainable loans and bonds, there is often too much focus on labelling, an Environmental Finance webinar has heard.

Gresham House forest growth fund raises £300m

UK 'likely' to make TNFD mandatory

The UK is 'likely' to make Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures-aligned disclosures mandatory, according to Linklaters.

AUD260bn of Australian banks' financing impacts nature

Australian banks have been called on to better address nature in their strategies, after a report by EY found AUD 260 billion ($165 billion) worth of financing goes to sectors causing "huge impacts" on nature.

Plant-based material firm raises $5m