Genevieve Redgrave

NatureMetrics launches 'first-of-its-kind' global ecosystem methodology

NatureMetrics has launched a methodology to assess ecosystem health, telling Environmental Finance that it should support nature claims and help financial institutions track supply chain risks.

Maturity and assessment levels vary for nature risk, NBIM study finds

While companies are increasingly addressing nature risks, maturity and assessment levels vary, a study of portfolio companies by Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) found.

Carbon removal due diligence platform launched

Investors urged to address seafood traceability

There is a "notable gap" between seafood companies' traceability commitments and actual implementation, a new report has warned, as it urges investors to properly address risks in this sector.

Is nature a blind spot for central banks?

Momentum on addressing nature is growing amongst supervisors, but the topic lags far behind climate. Genevieve Redgrave reports

CA-CIB launches country-level biodiversity assessment framework

Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CA-CIB) has launched a framework for assessing country-level biodiversity risks, highlighting concerns about how rapid economic growth is putting pressure on biodiversity.

EU urged to 'caution' against nature credit regulation

A key consultative body for the EU has urged the European Commission to keep nature credits as a voluntary mechanism for raising capital rather than a mandatory market.

BTG Pactual TIG acquires Viginia timberland from Weyerhaeuser

Growing appetite for 'financialisation' of risk data, says GIST Impact

Financial institutions are increasingly looking for data that "financialises" climate and nature risk, GIST Impact has told Environmental Finance, as it calls on the industry to move away from so-called "vanity metrics".

IETA calls for stability amid EU ETS uncertainty

The International Emissions Trading Association (IETA) has warned that a lack of clarity over the role of the EU's Emissions Trading Scheme (ETS) risks harming investor confidence.