Thomas Cox

Investor plastic risk perception falls

LOIM launches sustainable fund suite holistiQ with Systemiq

Lombard Odier Investment Managers (LOIM) has launched sustainable investment platform holistiQ, in collaboration with consultants Systemiq, as it prepares new nature-based funds.

APAC TNFD pilot flags 'stumbling blocks'

Swedbank invests in biodiversity credit pilot and says market could exist in a year

A global market for biodiversity credits may exist within a year, according to Swedbank Group, as it revealed that it has invested in a pilot project that will generate credits.

Biodiversity funding database FIRE prepares for launch

An online tool to ease access to funding resources for biodiversity projects, from sources including investors, is about to be launched by UN Development Programme.

Largest asset manager ESG funds oppose biodiversity proposals

The sustainability funds of BlackRock, Vanguard and State Street Global Advisors voted against or abstained from most biodiversity-related shareholder proposals, between 2010 and the end of 2022, according to analysis from Planet Tracker.

Jefferies: Investors need better water dependency data

Corporate data on water dependencies needs to improve to enable investors to understand water-related risks, an executive at the research arm of US investment bank Jefferies has said.

World Bank integrates COP15 targets into biodiversity finance guide

Institutional investors to buy carbon offsets in three years, developer says

Demand from institutional investors for carbon credits will increase in the next three to five years, a forestry project developer has said.

WWF fisheries fund targeting supply chain sustainability improvements