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Finding financial partners for regen ag 'challenging', says Danone

Finding financial partners to work with on regenerative agriculture has been "more challenging than we'd like", Danone has said, as it called for an intermediary in emerging markets.

Call for regenerative agriculture standard, amid 'big risk of greenwashing'

Better standards and data collection are needed to combat the "big risk of greenwashing" in regenerative agriculture projects, a conference has heard.

COP: Sustainable food and agriculture declaration a 'positive signal' for the market

A high-level declaration to develop more sustainable food and agriculture systems has been signed by 134 world leaders at COP28, providing a 'positive signal' for the market, Environmental Finance has heard.

190 investors sign up to collaborative engagement on nature

190 institutional investors have signed up to collaborate to pressure 100 companies to address their negative impacts on nature, on the launch of Nature Action 100 (NA100) at Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Americas conference.

Danone's biodiversity footprint shows it degrades an area 'greater than Lebanon'

Food firm Danone's biodiversity footprint for 2021 was equivalent to degrading a pristine area of 10,486.60km², according to Iceberg Data Lab.

Symbrosia raises $7m to detox 'cow burps' with seaweed

Faber's Danone exit requires rethink of voting practices - Mirova's Zaouati

Danone-backed fund targets €50m as water impact proof case

An impact fund with €10 million ($12 million) in backing from Danone hopes to prove the investment case for safe drinking water in emerging markets.

Microsoft makes $50m investment in sustainability firm

Tech giant Microsoft has invested $50 million in Energy Impact Partners, a venture capital firm with focus on the sustainable energy transition.

BMO hails success of engagement strategy

BMO Global Asset Management's engagement with more than 5,500 companies over the past two decades has contributed to over 3,700 "instances of change", according to CEO Kristi Mitchem.