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EU regulation will reward companies with positive forestry credentials, says investor

Deforestation will be a defining issue this year for investors, driven by forthcoming EU regulation, impact investor Karner Blue Capital has said.

EU green bond standard mired in broader market discussions

Attempts to finalise a standard have been bogged down in talks about whether the labelled bond market also needs minimum requirements - but there is hope of resolution. Ahren Lester reports

Don't treat climate change as 'just a long-term risk', insurers told

Insurers have made good progress on identifying and managing climate risk in their own balance sheets, but they need to do more to support customers and society make the transition to net-zero emissions, according to ClimateWise.

WEF a "constructive step forward" on climate, say investors

Despite no "big bang announcements" at the World Economic Forum's conference this week, investors have told Environmental Finance the conference represented a constructive step forward.

Sustainability a 'competitive differentiator' for Australian super funds

Increasing consumer pressure to be 'green' has led Australian super funds to use sustainability as a "competitive differentiator" from their competitors, the Responsible Investment Association Australasia (RIAA) has said.

US launches natural capital accounting strategy

A strategy for integrating natural capital accounting into the US economic statistical system has been published by the US government, partly in response to demands from private finance.

NatureAlpha collaborates with IBAT

Data provider NatureAlpha has collaborated with the Integrated Biodiversity Assessment Tool (IBAT) to provide data to help investors assess biodiversity risks of portfolio companies.

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ISSB to allow omission of commercially sensitive information

Build up capital buffers to withstand the climate crisis, insurers told

Insurers and banks are massively underestimating climate risk, and the financial institutions' capital buffers will prove largely insufficient to cover the resulting losses, according to Finance Watch.