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GFI unveils first Revenues for Nature projects
29 May 2025The Green Finance Institute (GFI) has announced the first cohort of projects under its Revenues for Nature (R4N) initiative, which aims to unlock up to $200 million in private finance for global nature restoration and conservation.
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The EU's Clean Industrial Deal: A gamechanger for Europe?
20 May 2025Can the bloc's industrial strategy persuade investors to back European cleantech, Michael Hurley asks
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UK 'Local Climate Bonds' secure £16m in backing, plans to scale up
15 May 2025A programme allowing UK local authorities to raise capital directly from private investors backed by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and crowdfunding specialist Abundance Investment has secured £16 million ($21 million) in catalytic funding.
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Barclays begins stress-testing for nature
27 November 2024Barclays has begun piloting nature stress testing as part of a drive to better understand its environmental risks.
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Green Finance Institute calls for reform of BNG
02 August 2024The UK's Green Finance Institute (GFI) has released a roadmap for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) implementation, calling for "reform in key areas".
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UK sovereign wealth fund aims to crowd-in £20bn of private capital
09 July 2024The UK government has confirmed plans to launch a sovereign wealth fund, with aims to attract £20 billion ($26 billion) of private funding towards green infrastructure.
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Head of Green Finance Institute calls for 'forceful stewardship'
12 June 2024The head of the UK's Green Finance Institute has called on investors to be "forceful" in their engagement with companies.
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Nature risks bigger threat to the economy than Global Financial Crisis, warns GFI
25 April 2024Nature risks could cause more damage to the UK economy than the Global Financial Crisis, the Green Finance Institute has said, warning that large UK financial institutions are also not doing enough to mitigate the risks in their portfolio.
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People Moves, 5 April: Brunel Pensions, Railpen, Actis, EFRAG, TNFD and more
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Green Finance Institute calls for flood protection investment to be scaled
21 March 2024