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Financial institutions biodiversity guide boosted by COP15, says investor

A guide on biodiversity integration by financial institutions that looks to navigate difficulties including on data availability and consistency has been published by members of the Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB).

Liquidity is not a reason to avoid green bonds

Despite lower trading volumes, there are no additional transaction costs for green bonds investment - meaning lingering liquidity concern is no reason for investors to avoid green bonds, Axa IM's Johann Plé tells Ahren Lester

Navigating net zero

Investors have a key role to play if the economy is to transition to net zero emissions by 2050. But how can they assess the credibility of transition strategies, asks Peter Cripps

COP15: $24trn investor group calls for agreement on Global Biodiversity Framework

150 financial institutions representing over $24 trillion in assets under management have called on countries to adopt a post-2020 Global Biodiversity Framework at the UN Biodiversity Conference (COP15).

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Climate change ranked as top emerging risk in all regions

Risk experts in all world regions have labelled climate change as their top concern, according to Axa's Future Risk Report 2022.

Investors calling on TNFD to address nature restoration

The TNFD has said that investors have asked the group to showcase more opportunities to finance restoration of nature.

Avant garde: biodiversity reporting in France

As French financial institutions report biodiversity-related information under the pioneering Article 29, Thomas Cox assesses the lessons learned

Axa IM: Agrifood biodiversity problem is 'elephant in the room'

The agricultural supply chain's impact on biodiversity is an obvious problem that is being avoided by financial institutions, which often do not know how to address the issue, an executive at Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has said.

Generalist SDG strategies are less impactful, says Axa IM Alts

Sector-specific strategies targeting one or two sustainable development goals (SDGs) are more 'impactful' than 'generalist' funds, said Axa Investment Managers (IM) Alts.