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  • Inconsistent data stops impact investors pursuing biodiversity, Wellington says

    11 April 2024

    A lack of consistency in data for measuring biodiversity is hindering impact investors and preventing capital flowing to solutions providers, Wellington Management has argued.

  • Standard Chartered guide to address adaptation and resilience finance shortfall

    11 April 2024

    Standard Chartered Bank has launched a guide to align sector-wide efforts solve the adaptation and resilience finance shortfall.

  • World Bank releases 'game-changing' streamlined impact metrics

    11 April 2024

    The World Bank has released a new impact outcomes 'scorecard' which will be deployed across all its institutions for the first time, which was described as "game-changing" for the development bank.

  • Ninety One: Divesting is not impacting high emitters

    11 April 2024

    The real-world impact of investors' net zero commitments is currently unclear, according to Ninety One Asset Management, calling on investors to "shift focus from reducing financed emissions to financing reduced emissions".

  • 2024 Sustainable Debt Awards winners revealed

    08 April 2024

    The winners have been announced for the 2024 Environmental Finance Sustainable Debt Awards, formerly known as the Environmental Finance Bond Awards.

  • Kempen 'surprised' adaptation isn't greater priority for regulators

    02 April 2024

    Kempen Capital Management has expressed "surprise" that adaptation hasn't been made a greater priority by regulators.

  • Blurred lines between ESG and Impact need clarification, says Amundi

    28 March 2024

    The sustainable finance industry needs to move away from treating sustainable investing and impact investing as synonymous, Amundi Asset Management has claimed.

  • Government intervention could drive circular economy investing, Schroders says

    27 March 2024

    Government intervention could be crucial for creating more investable circular economy-focused opportunities, Schroders has claimed.

  • AI part of the toolkit for energy transition, says SET Ventures

    26 March 2024

    Energy transition-focused venture capital investor SET Ventures is looking to increase its reliance on artificial intelligence as a value creator with its latest fund, Environmental Finance understands.

  • Lord Benyon: First UK nature investment standards launch next week

    12 March 2024

    UK Climate, Environment and Energy minister Richard Benyon told an event that the British Standards Institution (BSI) will launch the first of its principles for nature investment markets next week.