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Agriculture investments "forcing nature to its knees"

The impact of food systems is the "biggest problem in the world", according to Ocean 14 Capital's Chris Gorell Barnes, who urged investors and policymakers to step back from damaging industry practices.

Promising pathways for investors in Brazilian soy

Brazil's continued dominance in the global soy sector and its ability to mitigate financial risks will depend on its ability to prepare for inevitable climate transitions, writes Niamh McCarthy

Biodiversity and carbon credits "poised for massive expansion"

The biodiversity and carbon credit markets are "poised for massive expansion", but more needs to be done to connect the two mechanisms and utilise their co-benefits, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has said.

Candriam looking to expand outside of "traditional" water investments

Candriam has told Environmental Finance it plans to invest outside of "traditional" water sectors to meet the growing number of challenges posed by the water crisis, and how it plans to leverage artificial intelligence to "differentiate" from its peers

UBS: We need NDCs for nature

The next biodiversity COP needs to deliver progress on how countries plan to achieve the landmark '30-by-30' targets agreed at the previous meeting in Montreal, to incentive investment, UBS has said.

West African countries urge SBTi to allow carbon offsetting

A coalition of West African countries has weighed in to the row about whether carbon offsets should be used to help meet net zero targets.

Candriam launches water fund

"Inflection point" reached on biodiversity in bond markets

Improving data and capacity mean biodiversity within fixed income markets has hit an "exciting inflection point" but warned issuance might remain limited, Morningstar Sustainalytics told delegates at an Environmental Finance conference.

Investors call for ramping up of ocean biodiversity data coverage

A group of large global investors has called on ESG data providers to develop better coverage of ocean biodiversity to help manage risks and meet the wider goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework.

Nature is a keystone asset class, says Lombard Odier

Nature should be treated as a standalone asset class, rather than an offsetting strategy, given the critical role it plays in the wider economy and in tackling issues such as climate change, a panel heard.