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'Game-changing' parametric insurance deal for Belize blue bond
21 December 2021Willis Towers Watson (WTW) has designed the first sovereign debt insurance 'catastrophe wrapper' for the recent 'blue' bond issued by Belize, describing the parametric insurance deal as a "game changer" for coastal nations for building economic and environmental resilience.
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$850m timberland portfolio to aim for positive climate, biodiversity impact
14 September 2021A portion of BTG Pactual Timberland Investment Group's forestry portfolio valued at $850 million is to be managed with the aim of having a net positive impact on nature and the environment, as part of a tie-up with The Nature Conservancy (TNC).
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Natural Capital Investment 2021 conference roundup
05 March 2021Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment 2021 virtual conference has ended after a full day of panels, speed networking sessions, and a live discussion group
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Pakistan explores issuing first sovereign 'nature performance bond'
26 February 2021Pakistan could become the first sovereign to issue a nature performance bond, it has been revealed.
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The 'biodiversity funding gap' is up to $824bn a year
21 September 2020Financial flows into global biodiversity conservation in 2019 have been estimated at between $124 and $143 billion but the estimated amount needed to protect the earth's biodiversity is $722- $967 billion per year, leaving a current biodiversity financing gap of between $598 billion and $824 billion annually.
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CFTC: Climate change poses 'major risk' to US financial system
10 September 2020A report from a subcommittee of US federal regulator the Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), has found that all US financial regulators must recognise that climate change poses 'serious emerging risks' to the national financial system.
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Environmental groups target US corporates for climate change action
16 October 2019Eleven environmental groups have sent an open letter to the CEOs of US businesses urging them to step up their action on climate change.
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Finance for natural capital – last chance to have your say
30 August 2019A major survey about the risks and opportunities facing private-sector investors in natural capital projects ends tomorrow (31 August).
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Big data tool tracks finance sector's exposure to deforestation
15 July 2019A 'big data' tool is being developed to help investors deal with rising reputational risks from commodity investments that accelerate deforestation.
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People Moves: Nature Conservancy, UBS, Premier Asset Management, AP6, LuxFLAG
21 June 2019NGO the Nature Conservancy has announced board directors and leadership members.