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BlackRock using AI to create nature exposure scores
14 August 2024BlackRock is using artificial intelligence to help assess its exposure to growing nature-related risks and assess investment opportunities.
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DBS: Nature is next big focus area despite "huge challenges"
13 August 2024While DBS Bank has begun to tackle nature issues within its portfolio, mainly through data and modelling improvements, it has warned of "huge challenges" in adequately dealing with the topic.
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Deutsche Bank diverges from TNFD on water
12 August 2024Deutsche Bank has called on the financial sector to integrate 'life pillars' further into its activities but has diverged from the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures' (TNFD) recommended approach.
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Just 1% of companies understand nature dependencies, warns World Benchmarking Alliance
09 August 2024An "overwhelming majority" of companies don't understand their impact or dependencies on nature, the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has warned.
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'Major shift in expectations' of nature-based credits needed, say investors and academics
07 August 2024As over-crediting and trust issues pervade the voluntary carbon market, a "major shift in expectations" will be needed to create a higher-integrity market, a group of investors and academics has argued.
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ISSB outlines further details on nature plans
06 August 2024The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has announced further details of its nature workstream, including plans to assess biodiversity within its current sustainability standards.
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Citi eyes debt-for-nature swaps in Africa
06 August 2024Citi has revealed that it is looking to carry out more debt-for-nature swaps in Africa but believes further education for governments and more investor demand will be critical for delivering more transactions.
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Analysts need to be 'sanity check' for AI, says Iceberg
05 August 2024Amidst the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in sustainability data provision, Iceberg Data Labs has predicted a growing role for analysts acting as an 'expert eye' for the emerging technology.
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JP Morgan calls on nature to be targeted as a climate adaptation measure
02 August 2024JP Morgan has called for greater investment into nature, identifying sovereign debt, debt-for-nature swaps or blue bonds as potential investment opportunities.
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Green Finance Institute calls for reform of BNG
02 August 2024The UK's Green Finance Institute (GFI) has released a roadmap for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) implementation, calling for "reform in key areas".