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M&G impact manager invests in Indian nutrition firm

M&G's impact asset manager, ResponsAbility, has invested in Indian nutrition and dairy ingredients producer Ace International.

Brazil's forest finance moment: why companies can't afford to wait

For the first time, significant volumes of high-integrity jurisdictional forest carbon credits are expected to come online, starting in 2026. But will corporate demand keep pace, asks Keith Tuffley

Defending the indefensible?

Capital is pouring into the defence sector - but can it be considered a sustainable investment, asks Rob Langston

Space agency launches 'Earth observation' data initiative to propel nature finance

Financial institutions, corporates and academics have begun work to identify the best ways to use 'Earth observation' data to propel nature-positive finance toward the $540 billion of annual investment needed to meet international targets.

Schroders wins £5.2bn equities mandate from UK wealth manager

'Dense and difficult to understand', French regulator says of taxonomy disclosures

French banks and insurers have been told by their regulator to improve their taxonomy reporting after it criticised "dense and difficult to understand" disclosures that also omitted information that was required.

COP29: Negotiators need to 'pick up when Cali calls', says Greenpeace

Negotiators at COP29 need to integrate recent progress made at the biodiversity-focused COP16, Greenpeace has said, warning against the focus on nature-based carbon credits.

Managing biodiversity should be a 'commercial, not a sustainability decision', says UBP

Managing biodiversity risks and opportunities are a "commercial decision, not a sustainability one", Swiss bank UBP has said in an article with the Peace Parks Foundation, as it calls for further measurement of biodiversity gain.

Congolese carbon credit investment bank to be launched

First 'transition credits' planned to shut down coal station in Philippines

A ground-breaking deal plans to use 'transition credits' to help fund the early retirement of a coal-fired power plant in the Philippines and replace it with a solar and battery plant.