'Additionality is the Lord Voldemort of sustainable investing'
Most investors don't want to talk about additionality because it is too tricky, James Gifford tells Peter Cripps
Most investors don't want to talk about additionality because it is too tricky, James Gifford tells Peter Cripps
Christopher J Wigley suggests a new type of responsible investment fund that could replace the ETF
We want issuers of sustainability-linked instrument to miss targets - or else all pretensions of ambition for the transition instrument will wither, writes Ahren Lester
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The Foresight Sustainable Forestry (FSF) fund has signed a sustainability-linked revolving credit facility (RCF) of £30 million ($37 million).
Financial biodiversity data provision will surge in the next…
The reporting of biodiversity risks as defined by the Taskforce…
Investment from the International Finance Corporation (IFC) and…
Biodiversity loss has become a "major" priority within the pillars…
Octopus Investments has grown its funds under management to £4.6 billion ($5.6 billion), after it raised £2 billion in the 12 months to 31 March.
Raising funds to invest in Nepal is challenging but highly impactful, Dolma founder Tim Gocher tells Peter Cripps
Claims in a report by Muddy Waters Capital have been condemned…
Foresight Group has acquired Australia-based asset manager Infrastructure…
Sustainability-linked bonds and loans should focus on "super…
Following a surge in issuance since 2020, social bonds have come of age and NN IP's Roel van Broekhuizen tells Ahren Lester why the Dutch asset manager feels ready to join in with its own fund
The draft International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)…
Sustainalytics provided the most second-party opinions (SPOs)…
The growth of tech-based solutions should not come at the expense of nature-based solutions, argues Maxwell Mcgrath-Horn
An eagerly-awaited call for feedback on draft criteria for carbon…
BeZero, a carbon credit rating company, says the voluntary carbon…
The voluntary carbon market would benefit from a ratings system to score the climate effectiveness of different offset types, argue Brad Handler, Simon Lomax and Morgan Bazilian
A framework for the international trading of carbon credits will…
A platform to develop ocean-based carbon credits is gaining attention from the governments of several island nations, Madeleine Jenkins reports