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'Rice bonds' could boost climate resilience, say consultants

New finance solutions, such as bonds attached to sustainable rice harvesting, are urgently needed to unlock private sector finance in support of global food security and climate resilience, according to consultancy Earth Security Group.

Private equity eyes opportunity in hydrogen and water

Hydrogen and water efficiency are among the most compelling sustainable investment opportunities, a group of private equity investors told Environmental Finance’s Green Equities 2019 conference.

WCI Carbon Market Update, 26 November 2019

The outlook for CCA prices is increasingly bullish, as fundamental factors are expected to tighten, says Nicolas Girod*

Investing in Nature: Private Finance for Nature-based Resilience

AXA reveals more details of third impact fund

Investors turn to natural capital for resilience and reputation

A growing number of mainstream investment firms are allocating capital to preserving and enhancing natural assets, but much more is needed, say Graham Cooper and Sophie Tremolet

Varma updates its climate policy for investments

Finnish insurer Varma Mutual Pension Insurance Company (Varma) has updated its climate policy for investments and aims for a carbon neutral portfolio by 2035.

People Moves 22 November

BlackRock reveals its 'shades of green bonds' system

Projects that make improvements to fossil fuel infrastructure are ineligible to be funded by green bonds, according to a new green rating system devised by BlackRock.

BlackRock: ESG can help identify cheap EM sovvies

BlackRock has growing confidence that environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors are a material driver in emerging market sovereign bonds.