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South Pole: We are turning away business

The offsetting firm is expanding rapidly to cater for the boom in demand, Renat Heuberger tells Thomas Cox

Temasek, Salesforce invest in South Pole

Climate-themed project developer South Pole has sold minority stakes to Singapore state-backed investor Temasek and the investment arm of cloud company Salesforce.

What is driving companies to go net zero?

The answer is not government regulation, argues Renat Heuberger

COP26 carbon framework clear but 'lacks environmental integrity', say experts

A new framework for carbon trading has been agreed on after six years of waiting.

Avoidance and removal of carbon emissions: the big misunderstanding

The idea that carbon removals are superior to carbon avoidance is based on a fundamental misunderstanding of the IPCC report. In reality, we need to scale both, argues Renat Heuberger

People Moves 17th September: SEC, CACIB, MSCI and 16 more

South Pole hires four senior managers

Lack of projects constrain conservation investment

Investors are increasingly looking to allocate capital to investments in conservation, but a shortage of investable deals restricts the market, according to a survey by a conservation coalition.

South Pole raises $25m for 'landscape resilience' impact fund

South Pole has set a target to 'mobilise' $100 million in public and private capital with its Landscape Resilience Fund (LRF), which will invest in sustainable agriculture, forestry and small-scale farming in developing countries.

Lightrock takes 10% stake in South Pole

Impact investment manager Lightrock has bought a 10% stake in climate-themed project developer South Pole for a "double-digit-million-euro" sum.