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La Banque Postale invests in ESG data startup
20 November 2024Financial services group La Banque Postale has invested - via its venture capital fund, 115K - in a French ESG-focused fintech start-up.
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COP29: COPs need fundamental overhaul says Ban Ki-moon and others
15 November 2024A prominent group of politicians has called for a "fundamental overhaul" of the COP process, arguing its "current structure simply cannot deliver" change at exponential speed and scale.
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COP29: Climate finance vehicle prepares for inaugural bond issue
12 November 2024An innovative climate finance vehicle has signalled that it is ready to issue its first bonds, although they are not expected to be labelled 'green'.
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Q&A with TNFD's David Craig
05 November 2024The co-chair of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures talks to Peter Cripps about why the organisation is consulting on an open-access nature data 'facility'
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Global Biodiversity Framework 'in jeopardy' after COP16 finance failure
04 November 2024The COP16 biodiversity summit has failed to reach agreement on crucial issues relating to finance, leaving delivery of the landmark Global Biodiversity Framework agreed two years ago "in jeopardy".
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Comment: Financial grievances weigh on COP16
01 November 2024The rift between the Global South and the Global North was inescapable at the biodiversity summit and is hindering progress, writes Peter Cripps.
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Barbados 'set to launch $300m water-focused debt swap'
29 October 2024By Peter Cripps at COP16 in Cali, Colombia
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Companies are in early stages of addressing nature impacts, confirms first NA100 Benchmark
29 October 2024From Peter Cripps at COP16 in Colombia
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COP16: 'High-integrity' biodiversity credit framework launches - and says 'no to international offsetting'
29 October 2024A framework has been launched at COP16 to guide the growth of a "high-integrity" biodiversity credit market, with one of its key pieces of guidance being that it does not support "international offsetting".
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'AI means investors can't hide behind ESG ratings anymore'
24 October 2024The "disruptive" power of artificial intelligence (AI) means investors will no longer be able to "hide behind" the use of ESG ratings, a panel heard.
- COP29: Financing Net Zero
- La Banque Postale invests in ESG data startup
- France launches voluntary biodiversity credit market
- Artesian: Two-way coupons could 'reignite' SLB market
- UK confirms plans to join EU in regulating ESG ratings providers
- Finance Earth plans for life after Federated Hermes following withdrawal from collabs
- BNP Paribas targets $500m for developed markets forestry fund
- Converting Bridgerton to Bog Hall
- EU countries failing to transpose CSRD risk increasing costs of compliance, observers say
- COP29: a step Baku-wards?
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COP29: Nature coalition calls for $1trn NCQG commitment
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Webinar: Regulatory change and occupiers driving net-zero alignment in real estate
21 November 2024Getting net zero alignment right can significantly impact returns from real estate, an Environmental Finance webinar sponsored by Verco heard, as the sector faces demands from regulators and occupiers.
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EU countries reject move to weaken Deforestation Regulation
20 November 2024The European Council blocked a move by Members of European Parliament to weaken the EU Deforestation Regulation as they voted to confirm a one-year delay to the proposed rules.
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Investors 'sailing in the dark' on seafood supply chains, says Planet Tracker
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Fight or flight: Contract and financing considerations for UK SAF projects
20 November 2024The UK government is moving towards being a leader in sustainable aviation fuel, write Andrew Nealon, Afzaal Abidi, Joshua Hayes, Alex Lee and Anuja Venkataramani.
