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Blue finance lags behind its green cousin — but the tide is turning
09 April 2021With a compelling investment case based on both the mitigation of risk and maximisation of opportunity, a surge of investment in the oceans should be expected, argues Darian McBain
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What role can investors play in protecting global biodiversity?
08 April 2021Investors have a fiduciary duty to integrate biodiversity-related risks and opportunities into their overall assessment of a company's material risks, argues Sophie Lawrence
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Tilting markets towards material nature
24 March 2021Simon Zadek outlines a six-part framework for reshaping markets and economies in ways that reward nature-friendly, and penalise nature-destroying, investments.
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What is the true value of water?
22 March 2021Thomas Schumann, Markus Barth and Teresa Russell reflect on how we value and manage the world's most vital resource.
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Investors are obsessed with value - except when it comes to water
22 March 2021On world water day, Stuart Orr and Brian Richter identify three ways private investment in water can be transformed for the better
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Cautious optimism for TNFD despite challenges
08 March 2021After the success of the TCFD in driving focus on climate-related disclosures, the mood is upbeat that the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) can do the same for natural capital - despite awareness of the additional challenges it faces. Ahren Lester reports
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Comment: Follow the Money in aligning finance with nature's needs
25 February 2021In the first of his monthly columns for Environmental Finance, Simon Zadek outlines his five-point proposal for aligning major financial flows with nature outcomes
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Biting the hand that feeds it: Brazilian meat sector's degradation of natural capital
08 February 2021The 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
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Why the UK government should back bees over neonicotinoids
29 January 2021Instead of sanctioning a bee-harming pesticide, the UK Government should transform the agricultural sector to be truly sustainable, argues Marcus Wilert
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How to scale the carbon offset market
22 January 2021The Taskforce on scaling voluntary carbon markets will next week publish its final recommendations. Annabelle Palmer spoke with market participants to hear their thoughts on the proposals outlined so far