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Principal launches global sustainable food and biodiversity fund
10 July 2024Principal Asset Management has launched a food and biodiversity fund to invest in the growing number of impact opportunities in the agriculture sector.
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NA100 companies' patchy reporting shows need for adaptation plans, says AI analysis
10 July 2024Widespread gaps in reporting by companies targeted via the Nature Action 100 (NA100) engagement initiative shows the need for investors to pressure companies to show they are taking steps to adapt to physical climate and nature-related risks, according to researchers.
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Insurers need government and regulators to step up on nature, says UK TNFD engagement lead
09 July 2024Current environment is not conducive for insurers to underwrite and invest with nature in mind
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UK's Starmer 'must turn to nature to help meet net zero commitment'
08 July 2024The UK's new government has been urged to look to nature-related policy proposals to help meet its climate targets.
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Lack of location data leaves UBP unable to assess biodiversity fund's impact
05 July 2024A lack of asset-level data is hindering portfolio-wide assessments of biodiversity impact, UBP claimed, as it called for increased disclosure from companies.
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Protecting nature not a priority for incoming UK government, says Redwheel
04 July 2024More ambitious policy will be critical to mobilising private capital towards nature and biodiversity protection, but the potential incoming UK government will likely not make it "an active priority", Redwheel has warned.
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Nature target guidance launched for asset managers
04 July 2024Data quality is the main challenge for investors looking to set targets on nature, but it is good enough to make a start, according to new guidance launched by the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB).
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NGFS sets out guidance for central bank on nature risks
03 July 2024The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has released guidance for central banks on assessing nature-related financial risks.
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Nature risk tool ENCORE launches 'major' upgrade
02 July 2024UN-backed nature risk assessment tool ENCORE has undergone a 'major' upgrade to support reporting in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).
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BNG success 'jeopardised' by local authority burden, says Gresham House
01 July 2024The implementation of England's Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation is being 'jeopardised' by the lack of resource within local authorities, Gresham House has said, as it called for more support from government.