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ISSB standards to be ready by year-end, and will reference EU's

Eagerly anticipated global standards for sustainability reporting will be available at the start of next year, and will reference the EU's standards.

Swiss Life: Biodiversity impact opportunity thin on the ground

A Swiss Life co-manager of a listed equities impact fund has said the investment opportunity in companies having positive impact on biodiversity "remains thin".

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Jefferies: SBTs for nature to 'coalesce around a small group' of metrics

Corporations are likely to use a small number of sector-specific metrics to measure their contribution to nature-related targets under the draft Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) methodology for land, Jefferies Research has predicted.

Criticism of ESG can boost impact investing, says Norselab

Investors are set to focus more on proving the sustainability impacts of their investments in response to growing scepticism of broader sustainability-themed strategies, Norwegian impact investor Norselab has claimed.

Hong Kong issues first 'tokenised' sovereign green bond

Hong Kong has raised HKD800 million ($102 million) from its first 'tokenised' green bond, which is also believed to be the first issued by a sovereign.

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Finance industry failing to improve action against deforestation, report says

Financial institutions have been told that tackling deforestation in supply chains requires them to develop a detailed understanding of individual companies' activities.

Robeco: Nature markets to surge due to 'unprecedented' government investment

Markets for nature-based solutions will expand despite an uncertain economic outlook, encouraged by global policy developments, a biodiversity fund manager at Robeco has predicted.

Manulife: Biodiversity is biggest opportunity for private markets

Biodiversity is "arguably the biggest opportunity for private markets", and will expand beyond timberland to other types of investments including in the technology sector, an executive at Manulife has said.