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What COP29 got wrong...and how to get it right

Misaligned incentives are stunting climate progress, write UKSIF's James Alexander and US SIF's Maria Lettini

GSIA publishes sustainable investment 'incentive barriers' report

'More rigorous' standards see biennial review register big drop in sustainable assets

A big drop in the total assets judged as 'sustainable' globally has been reported in the latest in a series of biennial reviews, with tightened criteria in response to a "rise in greenwashing and greenhushing".

Biting the hand that feeds it: Brazilian meat sector's degradation of natural capital

The meat industry is becoming increasingly important for Brazil's economy. But as explored in a new special country report from the Coller FAIRR Protein Producer Index for investors, its degradation of natural capital has the potential to undermine its growth and sovereign risk rating, warns Maria Lettini

Institutional investors call for sea change in fish farming

Climate change, pollution and antibiotic resistance could sink the fast-growing fish farming industry, the investor network FAIRR has warned.

US food companies must do more to prevent 'antibiotics apocalypse'

Investors are beginning to wake up to the dangers posed by antibiotic immunity, argues Maria Lettini

China at a farming crossroads in the Year Of The Rooster

China's agricultural census this year and the country's drive to improve its environmental practices mean its food production is at a crossroads, argues Maria Lettini

People Moves - 23 September 2016

Low-carbon energy infrastructure investor Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners is expanding its UK and North America management teams, with four new appointments.