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COP16: EU 'stepping up' on attracting nature finance
01 November 2024The EU has committed around €160 million ($173.9 million) across various nature initiatives at COP16, with aims to attract private capital and scale up nature credit markets.
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Comment: Financial grievances weigh on COP16
01 November 2024The rift between the Global South and the Global North was inescapable at the biodiversity summit and is hindering progress, writes Peter Cripps.
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Verra launches nature framework
31 October 2024Standard setter Verra has launched the first version of its Nature Framework, an asset methodology that will enable projects to quantify biodiversity outcomes and generate nature credits.
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BNP Paribas: US utility green bond issuance 'may rise 50%' in 2025
31 October 2024BNP Paribas argues that US green bond issuance should grow in 2025 "regardless" of the US presidential election result next week, with electricity demand growth and the cost-equivalence of utility-scale solar power...
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Stewardship confusion creating 'engagement-washing', says WHEB
31 October 2024Consensus is 'critical' for designing engagement definitions and practices, amid industry confusion on stewardship in ESG funds, UK investor WHEB Asset Management has claimed.
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Bain Capital acquires 80% of sustainable data centre business
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EQT leads €28m into AI stress-test infra business
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Barclays: Focused supply chain initiatives could become 'more common' in sustainable bonds
31 October 2024Barclays said targeted Scope 3 supply chain emissions initiatives are becoming a key focus for large corporates, and could become "more frequent" in sustainable bond use-of-proceeds as they become more common and mature.
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Investors told to help countries build next round of national climate targets
31 October 2024Institutional investors have been urged to actively help countries draw up the next round of their national climate plans, to ensure these plans direct investment where it is most needed and ensure more effective use of blended finance.
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Co-benefits focus 'a problem' in VCM, says Integrity Council
31 October 2024Focusing on co-benefits has become "a problem" for the voluntary carbon market, the Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has said.