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  • Swiss regulator consults on requiring nature-related scenario analysis

    02 February 2024

    Switzerland's financial markets regulator has published an outline of supervisory expectations to require scenario analysis to identify and manage the most material nature-related financial risks.

  • European Commission: Regulators need to push back against expensive nature data

    02 February 2024

    Regulators need to "push back" against expensive nature data providers and consultants, and provide the toolkit for nature regulation implementation themselves, a European Commission representative has said.

  • Finance for Biodiversity extends implementation period

    01 February 2024

    The Finance for Biodiversity pledge has extended its reporting window until 2027 for newcomers, in a bid to increase the number of financial institutions signed up to the initiative.

  • More private capital is needed to help hit forestry targets, says Gresham House

    01 February 2024

    The UK and other countries need to attract more private capital to help them hit their reforestation targets, Gresham House has argued.

  • 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.