Genevieve Redgrave

Public financing being 'wasted' on commercially viable nature projects, says EIB

Public financiers need to ensure they are not "wasting" grant financing on nature projects that could be commercially successful, the European Investment Bank (EIB) has said.

Nature-positive guide launched for insurers

Investors need to open their eyes to nature returns, says UNDP

The UN Development Programme (UNDP) has called on private investors to "step up" and "open their eyes" to potential returns at the start of the desertification COP in Saudi Arabia.

UN plastic treaty negotiations end without agreement

Negotiations on an international plastic treaty have been suspended without agreement, as dividing lines deepen on plastic production and finance.

Aviva to integrate nature into transition plan

Aviva is to integrate nature into the second version of its transition plan, a conference heard.

Investors must open minds to hybrid nature projects, says EBRD

Investors need to be more open-minded about "hybrid projects" that combine conventional and nature investments, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has said.

Expansion of the Common Ground Taxonomy needed, says Carbon Trust

Further expansion of the Common Ground Taxonomy into southeast Asia is needed to scale up transition finance, The Carbon Trust has said, calling for more sustainability-linked financial instruments.

We haven't yet 'cracked the nut' on biodiversity credit demand, says BNP Paribas

A clear economic case for the voluntary acquisition of biodiversity credits has yet to be made, BNP Paribas Asset Management has said, calling for "humility" whilst the market develops.

Online BNG marketplace launched

COP16 to reconvene to sort 'unfinished business'

The Convention on Biological Diversity has announced that it will reconvene the COP16 biodiversity talks in February to finalise "unfinished business", including finance.