Jennifer Forrest

Insurers 'must embrace cat bonds to help agricultural resilience'

European insurers have been urged to adopt financial mechanisms such as catastrophe bonds to help "share" the climate risk facing the agricultural sector.

People Moves, 27 June: Cbus Super Fund, Osmosis, BII, Revaia

Fossil fuel engagement 'still worth it', says IIGCC

VC appetite for climate-tech continues to decline, says report

Venture capital (VC) investors remain deterred by climate technology investment opportunities, a report has found, as deal value falls for third consecutive year.

GIIN framework helps asset owners prioritise most impactful climate mitigation strategies

The Global Impact Investing Network (GIIN) has published a guide to help asset owners prioritise climate solution-focused strategies, to ensure the capital they commit has the most significant influence to mitigate the effects of climate change.

UK consults on transition plan rules, ISSB-aligned standards

The UK Government has launched consultations on mandatory transition planning, UK Sustainability Reporting Standards (SRS) and assurance of sustainability reporting, as it aims to "secure the City of London's place as the sustainable finance capital of the world".

ECBF, Pymwymic co-lead €7m investment in agritech

Investors see exclusion as doing little to reduce real world emissions, says Nordea

Institutional investors are increasingly viewing exclusion-based sustainability investing as "somewhat artificial", says Nordea Asset Management.

Strengthen blended finance for resilience, urges Zurich

TNFD adopters near 600

Nearly 600 organisations have adopted the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), Environmental Finance heard.