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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.

World Bank issues 'unique' carbon credit-linked bond

The World Bank has raised $50 million from an outcomes-based bond which links its coupon payments to verified carbon credits generated by a water purification project, described as a "unique" and "important" deal by investors backing the transaction.

Xpansiv to list EcoRegistry carbon credits on its spot market

Banks invest $45m in carbon offset trading platform

BNP Paribas is among nine banks who have invested $45 million together in voluntary carbon credit trading platform Carbonplace.

Voluntary carbon market has 'notable concern in quality', finds WWF tool

The Carbon Credit Quality Initiative (CCQI) has scored the quality of over a quarter of the carbon credits in the voluntary carbon market (VCM).

OGCI buys carbon credit oil & gas firm CL-Invest

Carbon credit labelling can tackle integrity concerns, says standards body

A labelling scheme to help investors identify 'high quality' carbon credits in the voluntary markets will propel the growth of credit sales in tandem with ensuring the integrity of the market, a senior figure at the body developing the label has said.

'Integrity council' readies first approvals of carbon credits programmes

A body aiming to bring 'integrity' to the voluntary carbon markets is preparing to approve its first carbon credits programmes, with a label to denote carbon credit quality set to be ready by September, it has said.

Anew: 2025 targets drive boost in demand for voluntary carbon credits

Companies are snapping up voluntary carbon credits as they seek to fulfil their looming interim decarbonisation targets, an executive at Anew Climate has said.

Biodiversity Insight 2023 published

Environmental Finance has published Biodiversity Insight 2023, featuring articles about how investors are incorporating biodiversity concerns into their decisions in light of the Global Biodiversity Framework agreed at COP15.