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People Moves, 17 January: Mark Carney; Barclays; Regeneration.VC; Terra Impact Ventures ... and more

UN plastic treaty negotiations end without agreement

Negotiations on an international plastic treaty have been suspended without agreement, as dividing lines deepen on plastic production and finance.

Investors 'sailing in the dark' on seafood supply chains, says Planet Tracker

Nature traceability systems needed to avoid 'reputational scrutiny'

Investment into nature traceability systems is needed to avoid scrutiny, Planet Tracker has said, as it calls on companies to opt for a high level of supply chain disclosure.

Planet Tracker expands nature scorecards

Planet Tracker has expanded its scorecards for over 1,000 companies, to better reflect new market initiatives, including the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

Nature data - overwhelmingly complex, but a need-to-know

Amid rapidly growing demand for nature data, changing investor requirements and artificial intelligence will shift the market, writes Genevieve Redgrave

Methane: the financial sector's blind spot

The financial sector must step up and play a more active role in addressing methane emissions, including those from agriculture, write Alma Castrejon-Davila and Peter Elwin

UBS looking to mitigate renewables' harmful impact on nature

UBS said it will look to mitigate renewable energy's harmful impacts on nature, by improving land management and carrying out more long-term analysis.

UBS: We need NDCs for nature

The next biodiversity COP needs to deliver progress on how countries plan to achieve the landmark '30-by-30' targets agreed at the previous meeting in Montreal, to incentive investment, UBS has said.

Nature in fiduciary duty debate is a 'rabbit hole', says Schroders

The debate about whether nature is legally part of fiduciary duty has turned into a "rabbit hole" that asset managers should avoid, Schroders argued, instead urging them to take a 'thoughtful' and holistic approach to nature.