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  • ICVCM and its carbon principles are 'too late to the party', CfRN claims

    31 March 2023

    The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has arrived too late for carbon markets, an executive at sovereign market proponent CfRN has claimed, on the day it released its core carbon principles.

  • Moody's: TNFD metrics an 'important milestone'

    29 March 2023

    The disclosure metrics proposed by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) are a significant step towards helping investors understand nature risks, and could boost sustainable debt markets, Moody's Investors Service said.

  • Australia considers launching 'world first' biodiversity market

    29 March 2023

    A bill for a "world first" biodiversity restoration scheme for 'nature repair certificates' has been introduced to the Australian parliament.

  • TNFD reveals first 14 core disclosure metrics

    28 March 2023

    Draft disclosure metrics for financial institutions and corporations have been released for the first time by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD).

  • Natural Capital Investment 2023 conference roundup

    28 March 2023

    Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment 2023 conference returned to being in person this year as over 300 professionals met to discuss how nature and biodiversity are being integrated...

  • SWEN searches for pioneering sustainable marine technology firms

    27 March 2023

    SWEN Capital Partners' Blue Ocean Fund is looking to invest in companies developing innovative marine technologies, an executive has said.

  • Blended finance in nature 'the opportunity of our time', says GIM

    27 March 2023

    Blended finance in natural capital investments is the "opportunity of our time", despite the challenges that persist, Generation Investment Management (GIM) said.

  • NatureVest: Demand for biodiversity credits outstripping supply

    24 March 2023

    Demand from investors and corporates for biodiversity credits is far exceeding the available supply, an executive at NatureVest has said.

  • NBIM: Location-specific data is a big challenge to biodiversity risks

    24 March 2023

    The "lack" of location-specific data on companies' operations and supply chains poses a "big challenge" to assessing biodiversity risks, Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has said.