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Bank of America: Business case for nature 'becoming clearer'

The financial case for investing in nature is improving with more opportunities for innovative financing in the sector partly the result of mixing public and private capital, a Bank of America executive has said.

Private capital only 17% of nature-based investment, UNEP says

ASN Bank values nature services in 'first' calculation of its kind

ASN Bank has priced the value in US dollars of ecosystem services in four investee projects, in what it claims is the first calculation of its kind by a financial institution.

Biodiversity: why investors should care

An agreement on a biodiversity framework at COP15 next month could help direct private financial investment, writes Steve Freedman

PBAF: 'High chance' of mandatory biodiversity reporting following COP15

The reporting of nature impacts by financial institutions is likely to become mandatory at biodiversity conference COP15, the chair of Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) predicted.

CBA launches 'critical' product to scale Australian carbon credits

The Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) has told Environmental Finance its innovative Australian carbon credit pre-payment transaction could be "critical" to de-risk and scale the market in the absence of futures.

Archax and CIC partner on 'digital carbon exchange'

Mirova eyes biodiversity 'certificates' to enhance project profitability

Mirova hopes the nascent market for biodiversity "certificates" could increase the profitability of its investments in nature-based projects, an executive has said...

Proterra Asia closes $200m food fund

Deforestation pledges pose 'danger' of forgetting sustainable timber, says Foresight

The UK is at risk of forgetting about the need for sustainable timber in its drive against deforestation, an executive at Foresight Group has said.