Thomas Cox

Window to tackle deforestation 'fast closing', investors say

The window to avoid the worst effects on nature by reducing deforestation is "fast closing", the Investor Policy Dialogue on Deforestation (IPDD) has said.

Global Canopy takes aim at asset manager role in deforestation

Planet Tracker exposes sustainability risks of 100 seafood firms

WWF: Avoid building a Tower of Babel in taxonomies for nature

Policymakers should be "alarmed" at the risks that the various taxonomies of sustainable activities in development internationally are misaligned when it comes to nature-related criteria, an executive at World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) has said.

Biodiversity Investment Rating Agency launched

'First-of-its kind' study values nature markets at $10trn annually

COP15: What financial institutions want

Before the COP15 biodiversity conference opens this week, Thomas Cox rounds up what financial experts expect from the event

London Stock Exchange announces first VCM accreditation

London Stock Exchange (LSE) has granted its first Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM) accreditation to Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company (FSF)

UN supports biodiversity credits

Railpen to vote against chair if companies' transition plans unsatisfactory

UK Railway pensions manager Railpen has warned companies it will consider voting against the re-election of their chair, if it deems their transition plans unsatisfactory.