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Nature data platform launched to support investor reporting

NatureMetrics has launched an interactive nature data platform, to help businesses align with new reporting requirements and better highlight progress to investors.

Are debt-for-nature swaps misunderstood?

Debt-for-nature swaps have faced criticism, but they may have an important role to play in protecting biodiversity in developing markets. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Bond round-up: UK, Wienerberger, Development Bank of Rwanda... and more

NGFS unveils 'short-term' climate scenarios for prudential stress testing

A group of central bankers has published a framework for modelling physical and transition climate-related risks over three-to-five years, to be used for prudential stress testing and to "enable financial actors to properly assess the resilience of the financial sector".

CCLA, LAPFF call for climate votes at 'high-emitting' sectors

Sustainable Fitch adopts JFSA's Code of Conduct

How a new generation of policies can drive climate action

A new report has identified 10 features of effective policy frameworks, write Rory Sullivan, Robert Black and Paul Smith

Zero-deforestation soy finance initiative raises $36m

The RCF Cerrado Programme fund has secured further commitments, representing four-fold growth since last year.

Investors need to 'step up' on evaluating green bond issuers, says Cemex

Investors need to better evaluate the credentials of green bond issuers, rather than relying on green bond frameworks, Cemex has told an Environmental Finance conference.

Quinbrook smashes UK-focused renewables fundraise by £120m