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Zurich looks to invest another £25m in UK nature projects

Zurich Insurance Group is exploring how to invest a further £25 million ($33 million) in nature opportunities in the UK, after committing the same amount to a government-backed fund.

The $10bn GSS bond investor

As its labelled bond portfolio approaches $10 billion in size, Zurich Insurance Group's Danielle Brassel says measuring the portfolio's impact remains a challenge. Peter Cripps reports

People Moves, 20 February: Ostrum, AP4, CalPERS, Zurich ... and more

More policy needed for city-level climate adaptation strategies, says Zurich

OPIM elects fresh advisory board

Operating Principles for Impact Management (OPIM) has named its advisory board for 2024-2026, electing several senior impact investment professionals to its board.

Comment: Can natural capital become its own asset class?

Investment in natural capital solutions is desperately needed, but many investors don't see a home for them in their portfolios, writes Peter Cripps

Insurance giants form Net-Zero Insurance Alliance

$5trn of investors set 'unprecedented' 1.5°C emissions target

Some of the world's largest investors, with a combined $5 trillion in assets, have pledged to implement deep greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions in their portfolios over the next five years, putting them on course to help limit global warming to 1.5°C.

The Future of ESG Data conference: Don't separate impact from sustainability data

Third-party data providers should make impact a part of their core sustainability data offering to help investors assess the net impact of their investments, UBS's Christopher Greenwald has said.

WEF's global risk ranking dominated by environmental concerns

This year's Global Risks Report published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) has for the first time identified environmental and climate change-related concerns as all of the top five most likely risks.