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Lombard Odier launches $400m natural capital fund

Agence France Trésor: EU taxonomy a 'powerful tool' but challenges remain

ESG in Fixed Income Europe 2020 conference: The EU's taxonomy of sustainable activities is a "powerful tool" for impact reporting, but the data is not always there to enable reporting in alignment with it, attendees of Environmental Finance's virtual conference heard.

J Safra Sarasin impact fund invests in vaccines, recycling

J Safra Sarasin's recently-launched €25 million ($29 million) impact fund has invested in a biotechnology company and a company involved in the recycling of hazardous waste.

Investment for resilience in a post-Covid world

In advance of the Finance in Common Summit, Margaret Kuhlow argues that we need Public Development Banks to invest in a job-rich recovery that rebuilds for economic, environmental, and social resilience.

Banks under fire for funding that threatens biodiversity

The world's largest banks have been named and shamed for continuing to fund activities that threaten the biodiversity of the planet.

F4B develops framework for combating biodiversity 'destruction'

Financial institutions should disclose their impacts on biodiversity and be made legally liable for them, according to a new blueprint for a financial system that doesn't harm nature.

Bank of China issues first 'blue bonds' in Asia

The Bank of China (BoC) has issued the first blue bonds in Asia, raising nearly $950 million in a transaction described as a "milestone" in the development of financial instruments that help protect the oceans.

Natural Capital channel launches on Environmental Finance

2020 has been a landmark year for biodiversity, and natural capital more broadly.

Achmea Innovation Fund invests in reforestation company

The Netherlands-based financial services provider Achmea is taking a 'significant' non-controlling interest in Land Life, a reforestation company.

Climate Endowment to launch €500m forestry fund

The Climate Endowment Group is gearing up to launch a forestry impact fund with an initial target size of about €500 million ($590 million), Environmental Finance can reveal.