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Storebrand: Investors should apply biodiversity exclusions 'much more'

Investors should be adopting the "precautionary principle" around investment exclusions on biodiversity grounds "much more", Storebrand told an Environmental Finance event

COP15 agreement 'not only road' to nature transparency

Montreal: Financial institutions will have to report on their nature risks regardless of the outcome of COP15 due to nature-related action from central banks, an executive at Rabobank has said.

COP15: Nature Action 100 engagement initiative launched

The Nature Action 100 (NA100) engagement initiative has been 'soft launched' at biodiversity COP15 in Montreal, where it was revealed that the initiative is gathering momentum, with more than 120 investors considering participating.

103 financial institutions urge governments to act on biodiversity

ESG data: Transformation by regulation

As the latest update of Environmental Finance's ESG Data Guide is released, the next growth phase of the rapidly evolving ESG data market will be driven by regulation, writes Peter Cripps

Storebrand AM: CA100+ has achieved 'too little'

Storebrand makes first exclusion based solely on gender

Storebrand Asset Management has divested from Activision Blizzard because of gender discrimination issues at the US game giant.

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: PGE, Access To Medicine, S&P Global Platts, and more

Investors issue call for "fair and equitable" global response to Covid-19