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Nature rising on the agenda amid anti-climate and ESG rhetoric, says Aviva

Natural capital is rising on the agenda amid ongoing backlash towards climate and net-zero themes, Aviva has claimed.

Defending the indefensible?

Capital is pouring into the defence sector - but can it be considered a sustainable investment, asks Rob Langston

'Stuck in cycle of metrics' on nature, says mining giant

The market is obsessed with creating the right metrics on nature, with many financial institutions failing to think long-term, a mining giant has argued.

UK lays ground for ISSB endorsement and transition plan consultation

Forestry companies to standardise natural capital valuation

Some of the world's largest forestry companies are joining forces to standardise the way natural capital is valued, in a bid to develop a more investable market.

Ravi Menon: MDBs are 'crowding out' private sector for blended finance

Private sector investors are being 'crowded out' from blended finance investment opportunities, the former managing director of Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has claimed.

'Pool together small and fragmented deal opportunities in EM to mitigate risk', says HSBC

Investors need to find ways to 'pool together' smaller investment opportunities in the emerging markets to improve risk profiles and make them more attractive, according to HSBC.

Eurazeo Planetary Boundaries fund signs second acquisition

Eurazeo has acquired a majority stake in SMP Energies for an undisclosed sum.

ISSB has 'fixed' sustainability fragmentation, Faber says on release of transition plan guide

Countries that have adopted the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards have "fixed" the risk of fragmentation of sustainability reporting for investors, the chair of the ISSB claimed.

EU should 'reset' reporting rules to align with ISSB, says investor group

The EU should use its Omnibus 'simplification' drive to perform a broad "reset" of its European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) to align more closely with the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards, according to Dutch investor group Eumedion.