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  • Low Carbon launches AI biodiversity monitoring for solar farms

    22 May 2024

    Renewable energy firm Low Carbon and Lancaster University have launched a "pioneering" study of the impact of solar farms on nature in the UK.

  • Regen ag investors grow AUM by 40%

    22 May 2024

    Regenerative agriculture investor SLM Partners have released their first Taskforce for Nature-related Financial disclosures-aligned report, revealing that it has grown assets under management by 40% in the past year to $610 million.

  • Swedish regulator readies climate stress test as it warns against 'coasting' on climate

    22 May 2024

    Sweden's financial markets regulator has warned financial institutions against "coasting" on the topic of sustainability, as it revealed it will run a climate-related scenario analysis exercise, as part of their annual stress tests.

  • "Pivotal moment in time" for regenerative agriculture

    22 May 2024

    Soaring costs of "conventional" agriculture offers a key opportunity for regenerative agriculture investments, Agriculture Capital has told an Environmental Finance conference.

  • ESMA fund guidelines may be headwind for sustainable bonds, says Abrdn

    21 May 2024

    The recently published sustainable fund naming guidelines published by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) could dampen demand for labelled sustainable bonds, according to Abrdn.

  • Carbon pricing revenues exceeded $100bn in 2023, says World Bank

    21 May 2024

    Revenues from carbon pricing exceeded $100 billion in 2023, the World Bank has found, but it warned policymakers are not moving fast enough to put a price on carbon.

  • CSRD will see 'explosion' of quality ESG data, says AllianzGI

    21 May 2024

    The first round of reports in line with the EU's Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will see an "explosion" of quality sustainability-related data that will help asset managers prove to clients the value of sustainable investing, according to AllianzGI.

  • Investors 'need direction from policymakers' on transition

    21 May 2024

    Policymakers have been urged to provide clear transition pathways and identify a "most likely scenario" to help investors develop their own transition plans.

  • More than 40% of ESG funds would breach ESMA naming rules, ClarityAI says

    21 May 2024

    More than 40% of funds using environmental and impact terms are invested in assets that breach exclusionary criteria in new EU fund name rules, potentially requiring managers to change their fund's name or divest assets, ClarityAI has said.

  • ETF Partners to back 'green' digital sustainable businesses via €285m fund

    21 May 2024

    Environmental technology-focused venture capital impact investment firm ETF Partners has closed its fourth fund at €285 million ($310 million), exceeding its €250 million target.