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COP28: Amundi launches European agriculture fund
08 December 2023 -
TNFD and IBAT provide open-access biodiversity map
08 December 2023 -
TNFD introduces initial footprinting guidance for FIs
08 December 2023The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has proposed guidance for how to report for eight sectors, and preliminary guidance on biodiversity footprinting for financial institutions.
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Aviva invests $6.2m in Canadian afforestation project
08 December 2023 -
Brazilian indigenous protection rowback a 'fiduciary risk for investors', says BlueBay
07 December 2023Potential legislation deemed "anti-indigenous" in Brazil is a "fiduciary risk for investors" and a concern for Brazil's economic and sustainable prosperity, BlueBay Asset Management told Environmental Finance.
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Australia passes legislation to create biodiversity credit market
07 December 2023Australia has formally passed legislation to protect and restore nature and developed a 'first-of-its-kind' biodiversity credit market, but last-minute concessions means offsets will be outlawed.
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'Compensatory' biodiversity credits likely to see growth, report says
06 December 2023Voluntary biodiversity credits, which would 'compensate' but not offset negative impact, are likely to be a key area of demand as shareholder pressure rises, a report has predicted.
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More first-loss capital needed in emerging markets nature projects, says AIIB
06 December 2023More first loss capital is needed is needed to attract private investors to nature-related projects, especially in emerging markets, the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) has said.
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Mirova targeting €350m for sustainable land management strategy
05 December 2023Mirova has launched a second iteration of its sustainable land management fund, targeting a raise of €350 million ($379 million).
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TNFD updates nature scenario guidance to tackle user challenges
04 December 2023The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has opened a consultation on the 'advanced' version of its nature scenarios guidance.
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UK urged by MPs to make TNFD mandatory within three years
01 December 2023The UK has been urged by members of parliament to make the Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures mandatory within three years.
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COP: Sustainable food and agriculture declaration a 'positive signal' for the market
01 December 2023A high-level declaration to develop more sustainable food and agriculture systems has been signed by 134 world leaders at COP28, providing a 'positive signal' for the market, Environmental Finance has heard.
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Nature-based infrastructure a key investment opportunity, says UN
30 November 2023 -
Companies face failure to comply with EU deforestation law, Ceres says
29 November 2023Few of the world's biggest companies are taking "ambitious action" on deforestation, and run the risk of failing to comply with incoming legislation, Ceres has said.
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Bloomberg and Natural History Museum to build biodiversity data tool
29 November 2023Bloomberg has announced it will work with the UK's Natural History Museum to build a biodiversity data tool for investors.
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