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Platform to tackle 'risky' sustainability investments launched
09 October 2024A platform to scale up investment flows into 'risky' opportunities has been launched, with support from Allianz Insurance, CDPQ and the OECD.
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Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures launched
09 October 2024The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) has been launched, in a bid to tackle the backsliding of social development and growing risk of civil disobedience.
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BNP Paribas and Blue Alliance launch coral reef loans
09 October 2024BNP Paribas and French non-profit Blue Alliance have launched a loan programme for coral reef conservation in the Global South.
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Sustainability solutions 'aren't going to come from Silicon Valley'
08 October 2024The solutions to the climate crisis aren't "going to be developed in Silicon Valley", Dalus Capital has argued, calling for investors to look for opportunities and technologies at a local level.
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KfW launches biodiversity carbon credit platform
08 October 2024KfW Development Bank has launched a platform aimed at improving biodiversity outcomes in carbon credit projects, with a view to launching a public-private carbon fund.
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World Bank launches food security group
08 October 2024The World Bank has launched a high-level thought leadership group to provide guidance and strategic advice on tackling food security.
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International declaration to decarbonise shipping signed
07 October 2024An international declaration to decarbonise shipping, including creating the financial instruments necessary to support this, has been signed at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.
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Enable biodiversity credits with blockchain, says Global Canopy
07 October 2024Biodiversity credits should be created as a blockchain-enabled digital asset, rather than trying to retrofit, Global Canopy has said, despite challenges on linking to real world assets.
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'Fundamental rethinking' of the financial sector needed, says Barbados' Mottley
07 October 2024A fundamental reset and rethinking of the financial system are needed to avoid climate disaster, the prime minister of Barbados has warned.
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Olaf Scholz: Need to improve private sector conditions to meet SDGs
07 October 2024German chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on governments to do more to "improve" financial conditions in the private sector if the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be met.