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National biodiversity plans not yet 'investment grade', says banking giant

National plans on nature and biodiversity are currently insufficient to give financial institutions clarity, a London Climate Action Week conference has heard.

Institutional investors looking for 50-60% IRR in nature projects, claims major bank

Institutional investors are still expecting nature projects in emerging markets to deliver unachievable rates of return, a major European bank has told Environmental Finance.

Australian regulator to look at adaptation

The Australian financial regulator has told Environmental Finance that it will look at integrating adaptation further into its guidance and predicts that it will be "iteratively" integrated into the national sustainable finance taxonomy.

ECBF, Pymwymic co-lead €7m investment in agritech

TNFD adopters near 600

Nearly 600 organisations have adopted the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Environmental Finance heard.

Nature rising on the agenda amid anti-climate and ESG rhetoric, says Aviva

Natural capital is rising on the agenda amid ongoing backlash towards climate and net-zero themes, Aviva has claimed.

'Stuck in cycle of metrics' on nature, says mining giant

The market is obsessed with creating the right metrics on nature, with many financial institutions failing to think long-term, a mining giant has argued.

Forestry companies to standardise natural capital valuation

Some of the world's largest forestry companies are joining forces to standardise the way natural capital is valued, in a bid to develop a more investable market.

Aviva, Fidelity, Federated Hermes back nature transition pathways

An open letter signed by 28 organisations, including major institutional investors, has backed the development of nature-positive transition pathways.

Foresight Natural Capital could delay BNG investment over policy uncertainty

Foresight Natural Capital has told Environmental Finance it could delay investment in Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG)-related opportunities amid uncertainty over the UK government's direction on the policy.