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Reform financial system to boost investment in nature, governments told

Countries have been urged to reform the global financial system to remove harmful subsidies and encourage "changes in business models including through improving returns to investments that benefit nature," in a major report.

Sienna launches 'first' biodiversity-focused private debt impact fund

Biodiversity resolution support 'plummeting', Global Witness finds

Support for biodiversity-related resolutions has "plummeted" in recent years, research by Global Witness has found, as it warns that growing awareness of biodiversity loss is not translating to better outcomes.

Investor expectations on textiles launched by Finance for Biodiversity

Regen ag and biodiversity form 2025 investment focus for Schroders Capital

Natural capital, biodiversity and newer themes such as regenerative agriculture will be a bigger area of focus for Schroders Capital in 2025, Environmental Finance has learned.

No insurers' models robustly capture nature risk, says Aviva nature lead

No insurance company can currently claim its models capture nature considerations robustly, according to Thomas Viegas, nature strategy lead at UK-based insurer Aviva.

SBTN to launch ocean guidance mid-2025

The Science-based Targets Network (SBTN) will launch its first set of ocean-related target setting guidance mid next year, alongside expansion of freshwater coverage.

Biodiversity monitoring firm raises £700,000

Swiss nature finance hub launched

More coherence needed to scale nature finance, says UNEP FI, WWF

More coherence between governments, central banks and private financiers is needed to scale nature investment, a new report by the UN Environment Programme's Finance Initiative and WWF's Greening Financial Regulation Initiative has said.