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The season of good cheer

Simon Zadek offers his wish list for sustainable finance in 2022.

COP15's Special Guest - Nature

What lessons can we take from Glasgow that can inform our approach at COP15, asks Simon Zadek

Before the storm - reflections on COP26

Glasgow must be a turning point in our efforts - not because of what happens there, but because of what we do differently the day after everyone goes home, argues Simon Zadek

Forestry, agriculture and sustainable land use briefing afternoon round-up

Environmental Finance's Forestry, agriculture and sustainable land use briefing afternoon included a half-day of presentations, a panel, and a live discussion group

Shaping finance in transitioning to a sustainable food system

The global food system would be insolvent if the costs of its negative impacts were priced in, writes Simon Zadek

Governing voluntary carbon markets

Carbon markets are the thin edge of a deep wedge that will see explosive innovation in advancing a broad range of nature-linked offset markets, argues Simon Zadek

Financing at the climate-nature nexus

Nature and climate are scientifically intertwined, but are not the same, argues Simon Zadek

Greening sovereign debt

Risk pricing in sovereign debt markets needs to better reflect the impact of natural capital on nations' productivity and resilience, argues Simon Zadek

EU taxonomy removes agriculture and offers concession to gas

Tilting markets towards material nature

Simon Zadek outlines a six-part framework for reshaping markets and economies in ways that reward nature-friendly, and penalise nature-destroying, investments.