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VCMI looking to increase carbon market participation in India
04 January 2024 -
UK lawmakers push for tougher financial institutions deforestation requirements
04 January 2024The UK government has been urged by a cross-party political committee to introduce mandatory reporting on deforestation and require financial institutions to carry out due diligence on their contribution to deforestation.
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Outlook for natural capital in 2024: Reporting, restoration and implementation
04 January 2024Interest in the theme will continue to grow but talk needs to be converted to action, writes Genevieve Redgrave
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Netherlands contemplates mandating Paris-aligned investments
22 December 2023The Netherlands is contemplating bringing in legislation which would require financial institutions to bring their financing and investments in line with the goals with the Paris Agreement.
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Value of forest credits to "rebound strongly in 2024"
22 December 2023The value of forest credits is likely to "rebound strongly in 2024", given worsening supply constraints and current "unfair prices", a carbon market expert has predicted.
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India paves way for voluntary carbon market
21 December 2023India has paved the way for a domestic voluntary carbon market by introducing voluntary offsets as part of its upcoming compliance market.
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EFRAG and TNFD to cooperate on nature reporting interoperability
21 December 2023 -
ESG 'outperformed' traditional portfolios over last decade, says UBS
21 December 2023Integrating ESG considerations into investment portfolios would have led to higher financial returns and "enhanced" stock selection, UBS has said, in analysis of financial performance in the last decade.
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European FIs 'heavily exposed' to nature risks, warns Commission
20 December 2023European financial institutions are "heavily exposed" to nature-related risks, the European Commission's Joint Research Centre has found, warning this could have "dire consequences" for the financial system.
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Innovative nature-based solutions starved of capital, says Oxford University
20 December 2023Investors are currently only investing in established nature-based solutions (NBS) with traditional returns and safer risk-return profiles, Oxford University has said, warning this leaves more innovative investments, with wider benefits, lacking capital.