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Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus

Finance Earth's fund has finally reached a first close, with a refreshed remit and institutional investor backing. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Game-changing blended finance initiative delayed 'but making good progress'

A pioneering initiative to scale up blended finance has been delayed by bureaucratic obstacles - but expects to make its first investment within a year.

People Moves, 20 February: Ostrum, AP4, CalPERS, Zurich ... and more

Fossil fuel underwriting curbs are effective but implementation is patchy, study shows

"We need net-zero commitments to cover your underwriting portfolios, and this should include coal and all fossil fuels," UN Secretary-General António Guterres told insurers in 2021.

Companies don't believe investors are fully assessing nature, finds NBIM survey

Despite recognising that nature is a growing concern for investors, many companies don't believe investors are fully assessing risk as part of financing decisions, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has found.

OPIM elects fresh advisory board

Operating Principles for Impact Management (OPIM) has named its advisory board for 2024-2026, electing several senior impact investment professionals to its board.

Financial institutions' physical risks could be underestimated by 70%

An EU-funded study has warned that European financial institutions' physical climate risk assessments are inadequate, and could be underestimating 'value at risk' by up to 70%.

CA100+ companies 'not walking the talk on climate', says AI-driven analysis

High-emitting companies targeted by investor engagement are failing to evidence the climate action promised by their public targets, an artificial intelligence (AI)-based analysis of their transition planning has found.

People Moves, 19 April: Barclays, Zurich, Eurosif, Scottish Widows, Robeco and ... more

ShareAction takes aim at banks this AGM season

The upcoming annual general meeting (AGM) season will be the "busiest yet" for ShareAction, as it plans to push the banking sector for more transparent climate policies.