Thomas Cox

Asset managers: TNFD must not 'water down' standards

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) diluting its standard to make it more accessible would endanger its credibility, impact-focused asset managers have said.

Africa will have first carbon-backed sovereign green bond 'within a year'

A country in Africa will have its first sovereign green bond backed by carbon credits within a year, the head of a non-profit has predicted.

The 'danger' of low-quality biodiversity data as market expands

The surge in demand for biodiversity data may lead to the provision of oversimplistic information, the head of NGO NatureFinance has warned.

Investors raise $200m for African forestry fund

Bond round-up: CDB, Austria, AFD, BayernLB, New York, OPEC Fund ... and more

ISS: ESG data will be regulated within three years

Brunel: Confronting social and climate issues together is 'critical'

Handling social issues like diversity alongside climate change will be crucial in the transition to a low-carbon global economy, a Brunel Pension Partnership executive has said.

Biodiversity among biggest challenges for EDF sustainability reporting

Reporting on biodiversity will be one of the most difficult aspects of sustainability reporting for Électricité de France (EDF), an executive has said.

Avant garde: biodiversity reporting in France

As French financial institutions report biodiversity-related information under the pioneering Article 29, Thomas Cox assesses the lessons learned

Nature scenarios without climate would be 'a disaster'

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures' (TNFD) forthcoming nature scenarios must integrate climate considerations, or risk creating "a disaster", the head of NGO NatureFinance has said.