Natural Capital

TNFD's data facility could reduce the dominance of big players, says tech firm

The Taskforce on Nature Related Financial Disclosure's (TNFD) open data facility should introduce open funding applications and tiered licensing to reduce market dominance of big players, Refinq has said.

Manulife IM: We need to separate nature from climate to boost flows

Nature should be kept separate from climate to help scale up private capital flows, according to Manulife Investment Management chief sustainability officer Brian Kernohan.

BNP Paribas closes ecological fund at €172m

TNFD expands sectoral guidance

Microsoft expands Brazilian carbon credit deal

NatureAlpha hires BlackRock's Segafredo, eyes index creation

Nature data specialist NatureAlpha has hired Laura Segafredo from BlackRock, Environmental Finance has learned. She will look to help grow the business including through developing nature-focused indexes.

BNP Paribas backs species conservation metrics

Standard Chartered joins ocean finance initiative

'Race to Belém' launched to scale rainforest finance

An initiative to scale private investment into protection of the Brazilian rainforest has been launched at the World Economic Forum in Davos, with a commitment of up to $100 million by nature investor Silvania.

Investors only 'scratching surface' of coral reef investing

Wales 'too slow' in attracting private nature investment

Triodos: we are still looking for the "holy grail" when it comes to funding nature

Triodos Bank is set to expand its Biodiversity Net Gain lending, as it continues its search for the "holy grail" of ecosystem funding.

Nature scenarios need improvement, says NGFS

More investment is needed to improve scenario analysis for nature loss, the central banks and supervisors' Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has said.

New Forests raises AUD600m for landscape fund

Nature versus food debate a red herring, say investors

Nature restoration should not be viewed as a competitor of food security, investors told Environmental Finance, as they pointed towards growing opportunities to combine both themes.

German public banks baulk at scope of biodiversity, transition plans in EU rules

Gresham House preparing 'all-singing-and-dancing' agriculture strategy

Gresham House is preparing an agriculture investment strategy, with hopes to launch in 2025.

NatureMetrics raises £20m in Series B funding round