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  • NatureVest: Demand for biodiversity credits outstripping supply

    24 March 2023

    Demand from investors and corporates for biodiversity credits is far exceeding the available supply, an executive at NatureVest has said.

  • Mirova raises $171m for emerging markets energy transition fund

    14 March 2023

    Mirova has raised $171 million in the first close of its clean energy transition fund which will invest in emerging markets across Africa and the Asia-Pacific region.

  • Mirova: Biodiversity certificates need clear system to avoid greenwashing

    02 March 2023

    A clear system for biodiversity certificates - also known as biodiversity credits - is needed to help avoid the risk of 'greenwashing', an executive at Mirova has said.

  • Mirova plans $500m blended finance emerging markets renewables fund

    02 February 2023

    Impact specialist Mirova said it expects "very soon" to reach a first close on a blended finance fund that will invest in renewable energy in Africa, Asia and Latin America

  • Mirova plans new agro-forestry fund

    01 February 2023

    Mirova is planning to launch a second version of its pioneering Land Degradation Neutrality (LDN) fund, and hopes to raise as much as $500 million, Environmental Finance has learned

  • Don't kill SFDR by adopting strict definition of sustainability, Mirova urges Commission

    30 January 2023

    The CEO of Mirova has warned the European Commission not to become too "strict" in its definition of sustainable investment, or it will risk "killing" its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

  • COP15: Agreement on nature-related disclosures hailed by investors

    19 December 2022

    Investors have welcomed agreement by countries on a text to halt and reverse the loss of nature, which sets a goal to require financial institutions and companies to disclose their nature-related impacts and dependencies.

  • Mirova eyes biodiversity 'certificates' to enhance project profitability

    28 November 2022

    Mirova hopes the nascent market for biodiversity "certificates" could increase the profitability of its investments in nature-based projects, an executive has said...