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Lancashire profits hit by California wildfire losses

France Valley: European forestry 'acting differently to other asset classes'

Preliminary findings from a study by France Valley has found that European forests are uncorrelated to other asset classes.

People moves, 6 March 2026: Odaro joins HSBC ... plus Nomura's latest hire

Forestry investors want reports to show impact and common language

Institutional investors are pushing forestry and timber managers to show impact and report in a common language that everybody can understand, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

Nature-related geospatial data is having its 'ChatGPT moment'

Geospatial data and modelling technology is "going through its 'ChatGPT moment'", with significant implications for natural capital data, an Environmental Finance event heard.

ISSB moving at 'warp speed' as it targets nature standards this year - but 'don't expect metrics' yet

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will likely decide by June whether nature will be given a standalone set of standards, or incorporated into its other standards, according to one of the group's members.

Sustainable bond market is resilient despite US rout

The US pull-back did not stop the market achieving its fifth consecutive year of around $1 trillion in issuance, writes Ahren Lester

Natural Capital enters new phase

Natural Capital is moving into a new phase of consolidation and opportunity-seeking, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.

Calling timber 'natural capital' isn't a way to allow managers to charge more, says New Forests

The rebadging of forestry and timberland as 'natural capital' isn't an excuse for investment managers to charge more but instead reflects how the asset class has evolved, attendees at an Environmental Finance conference heard.

'AI means water's time has come'

The artificial intelligence (AI) boom and escalating climate impacts mean water's time as a sustainable investment theme may finally have come, a conference heard.