Genevieve Redgrave

UK 'Gold standard' transition plan framework released

The Transition Plan Taskforce has published its final 'gold standard' framework for transition plans, which should pave the way for mandatory transition plan disclosure in the UK.

EU's 'landmark' green bond standard given go-ahead by Parliament

Final political approval has been given to the EU's 'landmark' Green Bond Standard, clearing its path for market adoption.

UK taxonomy working group releases final recommendations

Amidst prolonged delays to the development of the UK's taxonomy, the working group has released its final recommendations, suggesting that the Financial Reporting Council could to take over its work.

Pension funds acquire Australian forest managers

Nature data platform launched to support investor reporting

NatureMetrics has launched an interactive nature data platform, to help businesses align with new reporting requirements and better highlight progress to investors.

Are debt-for-nature swaps misunderstood?

Debt-for-nature swaps have faced criticism, but they may have an important role to play in protecting biodiversity in developing markets. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Investors need to 'step up' on evaluating green bond issuers, says Cemex

Investors need to better evaluate the credentials of green bond issuers, rather than relying on green bond frameworks, Cemex has told an Environmental Finance conference.

Natural Capital Investment Americas 2023: Investor hopes the SBTi will 'endorse' carbon credits

An Environmental Finance conference has heard hopes from market participants that the Science-based Targets Initiative (SBTi) will "endorse" the use of carbon credits as part of net zero targets.

Natural Capital Investment Americas 2023: TNFD and biodiversity COP 'signals' to Verra to certify biodiversity credits

Growing demand from project developers and the rise of a nature-related disclosure framework means there are now "enough signals" for Verra to address biodiversity by developing a crediting methodology, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.

ESG in Fixed Income Americas 2023: BlackRock: 'transition investments are green'

BlackRock considers credible transition projects to be 'green', rather than putting them into a transition category, an Environmental Finance conference heard.