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  • Natural Capital Investment EMEA: early bird ends on Friday

    08 February 2024

    The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's fifth annual Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference ends on Friday, so register now to save 20% on the delegate fee.

  • NBIM divests from three companies for 'biodiversity risk'

    07 February 2024

    Norges Bank Investment Management has divested from three companies because of biodiversity risk, as it looks to scale up active engagement on nature-related themes.

  • Jefferies pinpoints key flood solution companies for investment

    07 February 2024

    Jefferies has identified which companies investors should be looking at for opportunities in engineered and nature-based flood solutions, warning that floods are becoming an increasingly material risk.

  • Nordic companies struggling to set 'credible' nature targets, Danske Bank says

    06 February 2024

    The majority of large companies based in the Nordics are struggling to develop credible targets or policies to manage their impact, Danske Bank Asset Management (DBAM) has said.

  • Innovative Fijian coral reef insurance policy inked

    05 February 2024

    An innovative insurance policy that will help make a range of Fijian coral reefs more resilient to cyclone and storm damage has been signed.

  • Blue bonds look set to grow in interest, predicts Sustainable Fitch

    02 February 2024

    Amid a rise in labelled bonds with water management characteristics and growing focus on water risk, Sustainable Fitch has predicted that blue bonds will see growth in 2024.

  • 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.