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Gresham expands forestry offering into US with Molpus deal

Gresham House has agreed to acquire a majority stake in Molpus Woodlands Group, creating one of the top-three largest timberland investment managers globally, with approximately $8 billion in forestry assets under management.

NIB adds nature targets to climate strategy

Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) has published an updated 2030 sustainability strategy which adds nature-related targets to its existing climate goals.

Solar, storage and 'grid tech' in favour at BlackRock amid fallout from Iran war

The "economic shock" from the US war with Iran and growing power demand from artificial intelligence are pushing countries to focus on 'energy security', favouring the buildout of solar energy and battery storage, BlackRock argues.

Tradeability not a pre-requisite for nature, says Landbanking Group

From Genevieve Redgrave in Paris

Asset managers call for clarity on coverage of UK ESG ratings regulation

UK Sustainability Reporting Standards: an opportunity to enhance resilience

Key benefits of early engagement include improved access to capital, enhanced supply chain resilience and expanding profit margins, write Dale Tromans and Joseph Smith

UK urged to back international guidance on 'high integrity' carbon credits

Telecom Namibia secures NAD405m social loan

Government-owned Telecom Namibia has signed a NAD405 million ($24 million) social loan with the Namibian arm of Rand Merchant Bank (RMB) to invest in modernising its infrastructure and reduce the "digital divide" between urban and rural communities in the southern African country.

IP Group and CEFC launch Aussie cleantech fund

London-listed venture capital investor IP Group has launched a fund with Australia's Clean Energy Finance Corporation to support Australian cleantech companies.

Pension fund 'puzzled' by failure of Maersk sustainability proposals

The failure of two sustainability-related shareholder proposals at shipping giant Maersk's AGM this week was described as "puzzling" by their filer, AkademikerPension, which argued the proposals cover potentially financially material issues.