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When will institutional investors take the plunge into ocean impact funds?

The ocean theme is becoming more prominent in the biodiversity and impact investing markets, but institutionals remain reluctant to wade in. Jennifer Forrest reports

'Resilience credits' could help finance mangrove protection

'Resilience credits' are a potential revenue stream for mangroves and other types of ecosystems, a conference heard.

Investors only 'scratching surface' of coral reef investing

Ocean impact fund universe swells to €2bn

The universe of impact investors exclusively targeting 'ocean' themes has grown to more than €2 billion in assets, Environmental Finance understands, but concerns remain that the theme is drastically underfunded.

Nature risk measurement platform launched

Investor-backed alliance calls for marine project proposals

News round-up: NBIM and SEC

New group calls on SEC for mandatory climate risk disclosure requirements

Will TCFD boost demand for weather hedging?

Growing pressure on companies and investors to disclose the potential impact of climate-change could lead to more use of weather risk management contracts, some analysts believe. Graham Cooper reports

New Jersey 'green bank' opens for business

New Jersey has officially opened its Energy Resilience Bank (ERB) backed by $200 million of public money.