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Industry must tackle structural barriers facing nature-based solutions, report finds

The narrow range of nature-based solutions able to deliver scalable nature outcomes face "persistent structural barriers", a new report has found, as investors are often constrained by "fiduciary interpretations, data gaps and mandates".

World Economic Forum launches biodiversity credit platform amid predictions of $2bn market

$300bn funding gap for sustainable land use, says McKinsey

To meet the growing global demand for food, 'urgent action' and investment of at least $300 billion is needed to transform land and farming practices, a report by McKinsey & Co has found.

'First-of-its kind' study values nature markets at $10trn annually

McKinsey & Microsoft create company carbon monitor

Comment: The double materiality of gender diversity

The same way climate change won't be curbed with recycling and paper cups in offices, gender equality won't be achieved just through insurers' HR policies, insurers need to use their investments to have impact. Abbie Wood writes

News round-up - McKinsey, M&G, Tesco, Platts, HanETF, and more

McKinsey buys Vivid Economics and Planetrics

McKinsey: Investor action can reduce climate impact of fashion industry

Investors have a responsibility to change their approach to the global fashion industry in order to create a more sustainable model following the Covid-19 pandemic, according to US-based management firm McKinsey & Company.

Amazon fires cast spotlight on finance for natural capital

The current squabbling between G7 countries and Brazil about how to tackle the thousands of fires raging through the Amazon rainforest is a tragic, but timely, reminder of the need for a sharp increase in finance for projects that protect or enhance natural capital assets.