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TNFD 'beta' framework to be launched "next week"
11 March 2022The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) said the first draft of its guidance framework will be released on 15 March.
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Iceberg Data Lab completes 'sectoral mapping' for natural capital impact
11 March 2022Iceberg Data Lab has finished work to map different sectors of the economy according to the pressures they place on natural capital.
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Sovereign involvement 'critical' for scaling natural capital
11 March 2022Government involvement in natural capital investment is crucial for scaling finance in the area, an executive at the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development (EBRD) has said.
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Investors' biodiversity metrics 'not fit for purpose'
11 March 2022Measurement approaches commonly used by investors to assess their impact on nature are "not appropriate for the purpose for which they are being deployed," an expert has said.
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EF's Sustainable Investment Awards open for entries
11 March 2022Entries to Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Investment Awards are open until 14 April 2022
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Asset manager "not convinced" by Natural Asset Companies
10 March 2022One leading asset manager is "not convinced" by the concept of Natural Asset Companies (NAC), and instead called for overarching international agreements.
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UK taxonomy can tame 'Wild West' of natural capital claims, says minister
10 March 2022The UK's proposed 'green' taxonomy of environmentally sustainable activities will be key to ward off concerns that there is a 'Wild West' of investor claims of positive contribution to natural capital...
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Wave of investor demand feeding into offset 'sweet spot' - Mirova
09 March 2022A swell of interest from corporate buyers and institutional investors in carbon offsets is feeding into a market already in a "sweet spot" of undersupply of quality credits, according to Mirova.
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Asian sustainable farming is 'overlooked investment opportunity'
09 March 2022European investors are overlooking low-carbon opportunities in Asian farming in favour of new agricultural technologies, Proterra Investment Partners told Environmental Finance.
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Biodiversity COP postponed ... again!
08 March 2022The international biodiversity summit, COP15, has been delayed for a fourth time, in the latest setback for hopes for a global treaty for nature protection.