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Comment: Can natural capital become its own asset class?

Investment in natural capital solutions is desperately needed, but many investors don't see a home for them in their portfolios, writes Peter Cripps

Nature-positive investments still searching for a 'natural home' at Zurich

Green bonds are an "easy play" for investors looking for nature-positive investments, according to Zurich - but the "natural home" among financial asset classes for natural capital investments remains unclear.

Nature is a natural fit for insurers but comes with difficulties, says Zurich director

Putting capital into nature makes sense for insurers' business models, Danielle Brassel, director of responsible investment at Zurich, has said, but there remain issues before the industry can fully integrate it into their work.

Zurich commits to 5% of portfolio in impact investing by 2025

Zurich Insurance has pledged to increase its impact investment from 3% of its portfolio to 5% over the next three years, a sister publication of Environmental Finance has learnt.

The Future of ESG Data conference: Don't separate impact from sustainability data

Third-party data providers should make impact a part of their core sustainability data offering to help investors assess the net impact of their investments, UBS's Christopher Greenwald has said.

Impact reporting making great strides forward: Zurich

Zurich Insurance Group says it has noticed 'great progress' over the past 12 months in how other organisations report their contribution to social and environmental objectives.

Zurich's green bond portfolio hits $3.5bn

Zurich Insurance's portfolio of green, social and sustainability bonds has reached $3.5 billion, Danielle Brassel, a responsible investment analyst with the firm, told the Insurance and Climate Risk conference.