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Mirova: We need biodiversity metric for positive impact

Investors need a metric to measure the positive impact of investee companies on biodiversity alongside their negative impacts, an executive at Paris-based firm Mirova has said in the run-up to biodiversity conference COP15.

TNC blue bond programme aims to raise $10bn by 2030

Natural capital regulation may heighten credit risk, says Moody's

Growing momentum behind action to preserve nature will likely drive the development of regulatory frameworks that could expose companies and investors to heightened credit and reputational risk...

Barbados strikes $150m biodiversity debt conversion

The Nature Conservancy has announced a debt conversion with the government of Barbados, which it says will "unlock" $50 million for biodiversity protection projects in the country.

AXA-backed firm launches 1,000-hectare forest programme

Carbon offset firm Shared Wood Company (SWC), which is supported by AXA Investment Managers (IM), has launched a 1,000-hectare tree-planting programme in France in its first deal.

Cost-of-living crisis spurs living wage engagement, says Hermes

The global cost-of-living crisis has spurred engagement with companies on the living wage by investment manager Federated Hermes, an executive at the firm's stewardship provider has said

Social issues among 'most material' ESG risks for alternative proteins

Factors ranging from climate to the 'just transition' were among the most material environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks to the alternative proteins industry...

EU proposes that financials prove absence of links to deforestation

EU proposals to require financial institutions to demonstrate their activities have no links to deforestation have progressed, after overwhelming approval from parliament.

$39trn investor group urges governments to step up climate action

533 institutional investors managing a total of about $39 trillion in assets have urged governments to enact climate policies to leverage private finance.

Palladium: 'Worrisome' subsidy challenge to natural capital

UK agricultural subsidies present a challenge for financing natural capital projects in the UK, an executive at management consultancy Palladium Group has said.