Genevieve Redgrave

Natural History Museum's BII integrated onto nature risk platform

The Natural History Museum has announced that its Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) will be integrated into Dunya Analytics' nature risk platform.

Better KPIs needed to scale up nature bonds

Key performance indicators (KPIs) better suited to nature and biodiversity are needed to scale up the theme within the sustainable debt market, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.

Property-linked financing initiative launched by GFI, CBI

An initiative to scale up the emerging 'property-linked finance' sector has been launched at New York Climate Week by the Green Finance Institute (GFI) and the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI).

Will financial institutions pile in to the voluntary carbon market?

Winners of Environmental Finance's annual Voluntary Carbon Market rankings say institutional investors can play a key role in providing the "missing middle" of finance. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Exclusive: Barclays nature risk assessment suggests selected mining companies could face 25% earnings hit

Barclays has unveiled a methodology to assess the financial impact of nature risks across large portfolios, with an initial study suggesting that in-scope companies within its mining portfolio could take a 25% hit to its earnings.

Is the voluntary carbon market finally ready to grow up?

It has been a depressed year for transactions, but winners of Environmental Finance's annual Voluntary Carbon Market rankings see hope amid increasing levels of government oversight. Genevieve Redgrave reports

US sustainable bond investors unsure about labelling nuclear as green

While nuclear is increasingly attracting, debates on whether it should be classed as 'green' rumble on in New York. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Investors go 'Mad' for $78m US regenerative agriculture fund

Excluding mining doesn't make a lot of sense, says Impax

Sustainability portfolios need to be realistic about the critical role of mining in the transition, Environmental Finance has heard, but "guardrails" must be put in place.

Major investment opportunity in Brazilian agriculture, says Ninety One

Ninety One has urged investors to look at the 'high-sustainability, high-return" opportunities in the Brazilian agriculture sector, ahead of COP30 later this year.