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  • Cautious optimism for TNFD despite challenges

    08 March 2021

    After the success of the TCFD in driving focus on climate-related disclosures, the mood is upbeat that the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) can do the same for natural capital - despite awareness of the additional challenges it faces. Ahren Lester reports

  • Natural Capital Investment 2021 conference roundup

    05 March 2021

    Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment 2021 virtual conference has ended after a full day of panels, speed networking sessions, and a live discussion group

  • 'Legislate against' deforestation financed by Vanguard, BlackRock

    26 January 2021

    Sanctions should be introduced for financial institutions like Vanguard, State Street and BlackRock, which collectively provide $2.7 trillion in financing to companies driving tropical deforestation and have no policy to curb the practice, according to a report by Global Canopy.

  • Missing metrics: climate vs nature

    10 December 2020

    Data on nature-related risks is more complicated than for climate, explains Nicky Chambers

  • Co-chairs confirmed for TNFD working group

    13 October 2020

    Three co-chairs have been nominated to lead the Informal Working Group (IWG) that is tasked with launching a work plan for the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD):

  • The finance sector can turn around failed biodiversity targets

    16 September 2020

    Progress to date has been poor but hope can be found in commitments from the financial sector, argues Nicky Chambers

  • Big data tool tracks finance sector's exposure to deforestation

    15 July 2019

    A 'big data' tool is being developed to help investors deal with rising reputational risks from commodity investments that accelerate deforestation.

  • Asia Sustainable Finance Initiative launched with Singapore focus

    21 January 2019

    An initiative to increase the supply of sustainable finance from Asian financial institutions will use Singapore as a hub to catalyse regional development.

  • Set sustainable lending policy to reap reward, emerging market banks told

    08 January 2019

    Banks operating in Southeast Asia and parts of Latin America have an ‘historic opportunity’ to reap multi-trillion-dollar benefits by adopting or improving their sustainable lending policies, according to Global Canopy.

  • Tool identifies natural capital risks and opportunities

    26 November 2018

    The FTSE 100 index's vulnerability to risks caused by environmental disruptions has been outlined by a new tool.