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The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to publish a final rule on climate disclosures in October, according to a note by Jefferies.

Corporate data on water dependencies needs to improve to enable investors to understand water-related risks, an executive at the research arm of US investment bank Jefferies has said.

Corporations are likely to use a small number of sector-specific metrics to measure their contribution to nature-related targets under the draft Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) methodology for land, Jefferies Research has predicted.

Investors should first look at water when kicking off engagement with corporations on natural capital, Jefferies' Grace Elshafei tells Thomas Cox

Investors need to be aware of significant EU corporate regulations, which align with the targets of the COP15 biodiversity agreement, Jefferies Equity Research has said.

There is "sky high" interest from central banks in adopting new natural capital metrics such as Gross Ecosystem Product (GEP)...

The loss and damage debate has the potential to derail COP27 negotiations, given worsening geopolitical tensions and attempts to pass the burden on to the private sector, Jefferies has warned.

Investors that buy and sell stocks in the hope that they lose value "could serve as an indirect engagement tool in pushing companies to reduce their carbon footprint", according to Jefferies.

Investors have been urged by Jefferies to watch US national natural capital accounting developments closely, with the recently published US government strategy set to 'ease' ...