Genevieve Redgrave

UBS: Nature-based solutions suffer a lack of confidence

Nature-based solutions suffer a lack of confidence that they can deliver "real climate mitigation", warned UBS, which called for a "critical reassessment" of the science, rules and norms that govern them.

Investors urged to adopt 'planetary boundaries' concept in nature investments

Investors have been urged by Amundi to adopt the 'planetary boundaries' concept to help scale up capital towards nature and biodiversity.

GRI launches updated biodiversity standard

The Global Reporting Initiative has launched a revised version of its biodiversity reporting standard, with further metrics on the drivers of biodiversity loss.

New MAS chief will retain focus on sustainable finance

Chia Der Juin, the new managing director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, has committed to further strengthening its action on sustainable finance, and supporting the region's transition.

UNEP FI launches risk centre

Tesco's investors asking further questions on nature

Investors of supermarket giant Tesco are asking more questions about its sourcing policies, specifically about how these impact nature.

China relaunches voluntary carbon market

Investors' scenario testing not recognising full climate risk, warns academic

The climate scenarios currently used by investors are not fit for purpose and do not adequately assess the full extent of risks, an academic has warned.

Biodiversity credit standard setter warns against use of offsets

Carbon and biodiversity credit certification scheme Cercarbono has warned against the use of biodiversity credits as offsets but argued that governments need to back the mechanism, even in the absence of compliance markets.

EU urged to extend deforestation legislation to financial institutions