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Natural capital projects looking to performance-linked instruments

Natural capital project developers are increasingly considering performance-linked debt, such as outcome bonds or sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), to help attract more private finance, attendees at the Environmental Finance Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference heard.

PCAF's guidance to set 'guardrails' for avoided emissions claims

Forthcoming guidance from the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) will set "guardrails" for financial institutions' claims of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions their investments 'avoid' - but corporate standard setters also need to act on the topic, PCAF's technical director said.

Sustainable debt round-up: Austria, Lloyds Banking Group, Aegea ... and more

'Liquidity needed to scale the debt-for-nature swap market'

More liquidity is needed to help scale interest in debt-for-nature swaps, particularly to make the instruments attractive to public debt-focused investors, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.

'Resilience credits' could help finance mangrove protection

'Resilience credits' are a potential revenue stream for mangroves and other types of ecosystems, a conference heard.

'Investors need to be ready to challenge policymakers on sustainable ag'

Investors should be more forceful in advocacy work with policymakers who are preparing to row back funding to promote more sustainable agriculture practices, Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference heard.

Care needed over embedding nature into climate efforts, says pension fund

Investors should proceed with caution with how much they integrate natural capital into broader climate remits, a French pension fund has warned.

Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference round up

The well-attended event in London highlighted that natural capital remains the 'hot topic' of sustainable investing but more infrastructure building is needed. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Opinions mixed over regen ag standards that could help prevent greenwashing

Wider adoption of standards in regen agriculture could help prevent greenwashing but some investors fail to see the benefits, attendees at Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference heard.

Investing in sustainable forestry in emerging markets is 'not scary'

Investors happy to consume goods from emerging markets have no reason to be afraid of investing in sustainable forestry or agricultural projects in these countries, attendees at Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference heard.