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Aviva Investors, CEFC and Gresham House back AUD142m forestry project

If insurance fails from climate risk, then the rest of finance will follow, says Aviva

Climate risk is an existential threat not just to the insurance industry but to the broader financial services industry, an Aviva board member has warned, given its role in absorbing risk, but that needs to change.

'Investing in resilience is a deterrent, as everything has been weaponised'

Money spent on reducing fossil fuel dependency and making food and water systems more resilient helps to deter critical systems from being 'weaponised' in an uncertain geopolitical environment, investors heard.

Blended finance must be deployed more wisely, says HSBC

Blended finance can't be seen as a way to solve something which the private sector "just doesn't want to take on", according to HSBC.

Nature projects facing 'cliff of funding', says Aviva Investors

Nature projects often face a "cliff of funding", according to Aviva Investors, as it urges investors to better listen to project developers on investment time horizons.

Climate risk 'contagion' from delayed emerging markets transition flagged in UK review

Growing climate-related risks in emerging markets and developing economies raise the prospect of "contagion" threatening global financial stability, according to a 120-page review commissioned by the UK government.

'Risk of climate-driven financial collapse needs more attention'

Investors should push for 'global transition governance' to avert the worst climate impacts, sustainable finance supremo Steve Waygood tells Michael Hurley

Waygood departs Aviva to found transition finance advisory

Steve Waygood has left Aviva Investors to establish the Finance Transition Centre (FTC), a think tank.

Aviva Investors launches real estate construction social value rating scheme

Aviva 'really excited by ocean phase of Nature Positive Initiative' (ESG Data conference)

Aviva Investors is "really excited" by the work that the Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) is doing towards developing an ocean-focused framework for sustainability outcome metrics.