Archive

  • Pollination: 'Massive' climate potential in smallholder farmers

    22 May 2023

    Business models that harness the work of smallholder farmers have "massive" potential for reaping economic and carbon benefits, facilitated by technology, an executive at Pollination has said.

  • Profile: Martin Berg of Climate Asset Management

    22 May 2023

    The new CEO of Climate Asset Management, Martin Berg, tells Thomas Cox about the challenge of scaling natural capital.

  • Schroders launches carbon-offset tranche of climate fund

    16 May 2023

    Schroders has started to offer investors a way of offsetting the carbon emissions associated with one of its climate-themed funds.

  • Carbon markets waiting on details before using Integrity Council principles, says IETA

    21 April 2023

    Carbon market participants are waiting for more detail from the Integrity Council before they apply its core carbon principles, the International Emissions Trading Association has said.

  • Final days to apply for EF's Sustainable Investment Awards

    11 April 2023

    Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2023, which means this week is the last chance to apply.

  • Investors welcome 'major step' of UK carbon markets regulation consultation

    10 April 2023

    Investors have commended the UK government's commitment to consulting on regulating voluntary carbon markets.

  • ICVCM responds to criticism following carbon principles release

    06 April 2023

    The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has responded to claims its work has come too late, following the release of its carbon principles, by stressing the need for offset standards.

  • Lloyds to ramp up sustainable agriculture financing

    05 April 2023

    Lloyds Bank is set to increase its financing for farmers seeking to transition to more sustainable activities, through the use of mechanisms such as biodiversity credits, with "whatever they need", an executive has said.

  • ICVCM and its carbon principles are 'too late to the party', CfRN claims

    31 March 2023

    The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has arrived too late for carbon markets, an executive at sovereign market proponent CfRN has claimed, on the day it released its core carbon principles.

  • Australian emissions cap will 'unlock investment', say investor groups

    31 March 2023

    The tightening of Australia's emissions cap will lead to genuine emissions reductions and "unlock investment" in emerging industries, financial institutions representatives told Environmental Finance.