Thomas Cox

Limit climate indicators for assessing sovereigns, Ascor told

Verra calls for projects to pilot nature credits framework

New Zealand pitches biodiversity credit system

Boom time for nature data

Demand for biodiversity and nature data is booming, ahead of an eagerly-awaited reporting framework planned for September. Peter Cripps and Thomas Cox explore some of the developments

CDP: 90% of companies failing to set 2025 deforestation targets

More than 90% of companies that reported to CDP have yet to publicly commit to ending deforestation by 2025 for at least one commodity.

Investors 'starting to price-in biodiversity risk'

Biodiversity-related policy events such as COP15 triggered stock downturns in companies with the largest biodiversity footprints, according to research.

PBAF launches 'first' step-by-step nature dependencies approach

The Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) has launched a five-step approach for financial institutions to assess their ecosystem services dependencies.

World Bank: nature policy reform needed to scale private finance

Boosting investment in natural capital requires global policy reform to signal the scarcity of natural resources, the World Bank said.

Kraft Heinz bows to Green Century deforestation resolution

Kraft Heinz has committed to eliminating deforestation from its supply chains following a shareholder resolution from Green Century.

Axa: €1bn invested in one of our portfolios degrades biodiversity in area ¾ the size of Paris

Investing €1 billion in one of Axa Group's portfolios had an impact on biodiversity equivalent to degrading a pristine area "three quarters the area of Paris", the insurer said, based on a modelling exercise.