Natural Capital

Mirova to question companies on biodiversity commitments ahead of AGMs

Nature data firm raises $12m in Series A funding round

Investors 'can help turn the tide on England's sewage crisis'

England is facing is a "watershed" moment in tackling its water pollution crisis, Redwheel said, urging investors to look for investment opportunities.

Allianz GI 'could develop products on biodiversity this year

Allianz Global Investors said biodiversity will take centre stage in 2024, and its growing focus on the theme could result in new product development.

Nature risks bigger threat to the economy than Global Financial Crisis, warns GFI

Nature risks could cause more damage to the UK economy than the Global Financial Crisis, the Green Finance Institute has said, warning that large UK financial institutions are also not doing enough to mitigate the risks in their portfolio.

Nature Action 100 publishes company benchmark design

Nature Action 100 (NA100) has published the indicators that will be used within its benchmark to assess company progress.

TNFD unlikely to be major issue in proxy season, says Morningstar

Companies are unlikely to face many calls to disclose in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) during this year's proxy season, according to Morningstar's Lindsey Stewart.

AllianzGI to support two major biodiversity resolutions

Allianz Global Investors has announced it will support two resolutions urging PepsiCo and Home Depot to assess their biodiversity impacts.

Finance Earth fisheries fund launches first project in Chile

Finance Earth and WWF's sustainable fisheries fund has launched its first project, raising $1 million in seed investment for improvements to sardine fisheries in Chile.

ISSB to work on biodiversity disclosures

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) will launch a research programme on biodiversity disclosures, with a view to potentially working on a standard.

Governments urged to make nature transition plans mandatory

Governments have been urged by Finance for Biodiversity to make nature transition plans and disclosures mandatory for the financial sector to meet the goals of the Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF).

"Concerted effort" needed to move away from plastic, says Iceberg Data Lab

A "concerted effort" by the financial sector is needed to halt the impact of plastic on the environment and its role as a driver of deforestation, Iceberg Data Lab has said.

Mandatory plastic disclosure takes centre stage in treaty negotiations

Mandatory plastic disclosures for the financial sector could be one step closer as negotiations restart on a global plastics treaty, but the market has lamented the slow progress.

160 financial institutions call for international plastic treaty

Banks, investors and insurers representing $15.5 trillion in combined assets have signed a Financial Statement on Plastic Pollution, calling for a new international treaty to tackle the issue.

Gabon's debt-for-nature swap 'still works' despite coup, LGIM says

A 'debt-for-nature swap' designed to provide $160 million of funding for ocean conservation projects in Gabon "still works" despite a coup led by the country's army, a prominent investor in the deal told an Environmental Finance event.