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  • Amundi looking to 'escalate' engagement and voting on biodiversity

    31 January 2024

    Amundi is looking to escalate its engagement activity against companies that have a negative impact on biodiversity, including potential voting action at proxy season.

  • ECB makes nature risk a priority

    30 January 2024

    The European Central Bank (ECB) has added 'nature loss and degradation' to its key areas of focus for the next two years.

  • Investors urged to up engagement on marine biodiversity

    30 January 2024

    Investors have been urged to increase engagement and voting action on marine biodiversity issues, as well as begin to look for investments in marine conservation.

  • LEON founder launches sustainable food investment firm

    30 January 2024

    Henry Dimbleby, founder of UK-based fast food chain LEON, has launched a new investment firm dedicated to sustainable food investments.

  • Bregal's impact arm launches nature strategy, appoints Silvani

    30 January 2024

    Bregal Sphere, the impact investing arm of private equity firm Bregal Investments, has launched a nature strategy.

  • PAI broadens its sustainability lens to include water

    30 January 2024

    Private equity firm PAI Partners has added water to its sustainability assessments, in recognition of its importance to its portfolio, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • 'Streamlining' of nature reporting needed, says UNEP FI

    29 January 2024

    Further alignment and streamlining of nature reporting is still needed, the UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has said, as it predicted that mandatory disclosures are likely on the horizon.

  • Water tech a key investment opportunity, says Redwheel

    29 January 2024

    Water technology companies are set to be a key investment opportunity, asset manager Redwheel said, predicting the biggest polluters will also face growing pressure to act.

  • UBS: Nature-based solutions suffer a lack of confidence

    26 January 2024

    Nature-based solutions suffer a lack of confidence that they can deliver "real climate mitigation", warned UBS, which called for a "critical reassessment" of the science, rules and norms that govern them.

  • Investors urged to adopt 'planetary boundaries' concept in nature investments

    25 January 2024

    Investors have been urged by Amundi to adopt the 'planetary boundaries' concept to help scale up capital towards nature and biodiversity.