Natural Capital

Lloyds launches UK food and nature resilience fund

Lloyds Banking Group and regenerative farming business Wildfarmed have launched a fund to transition the UK farming sector to more nature-positive practices.

'Won't know if we got the numbers right' on nature insurance, says AXA

Insurers won't know for some years if they are pricing nature correctly, AXA recently told an event, amid debate about the role of parametric insurance.

Exclusive: Combined climate and nature value-at-risk tool launched

Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) and NatureAlpha are launching a tool to price climate and nature value-at-risk, as part of a partnership that could see them release a nature index later this year, Environmental Finance has learned.

Google funds water resilience data tool

Danone, Mars, Hermès back €124m nature carbon fund

The Livelihood Impact Fund has raised €124 million in the first close of a new nature-based carbon fund.

TNFD using AI to track reporting uptake

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has begun using artificial intelligence to track the number of organisations carrying out nature reporting.

Acea blue bond sees price tighten

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European pension funds looking to UK on nature, says Brunel

UK and European pension funds have been collaborating on nature, according to Brunel Pension Partnership.

'Deregulation has stepped over the line'

Deregulation in Europe has gone too far, driven by a narrative in which the Green Deal has been portrayed as "evil", London Climate Action Week heard.

Blue bond issuers shouldn't be afraid of blue-washing, says Fidelity's Atkinson

Demand for blue bonds is outstripping supply, according to Fidelity International's Kris Atkinson, who encouraged issuers to choose the emerging label over traditional green-labelled finance.

PepsiCo: 'Credible, transparent measurement' needed on nature

PepsiCo has warned that better metrics on nature outcomes are needed before corporate investment can be scaled up, delegates at a Climate Action event heard.

BlackRock funds to integrate biodiversity intactness index

BlackRock has partnered with the Natural History Museum to use its Biodiversity Intactness Index (BII) data in managing some of its funds.

Anterra Capital raises $100m for first close of latest food and ag fund

Transatlantic investor Anterra Capital has raised $100 million for the first close of its third food and agriculture fund and has set its sights on doubling the size of the fund by the end of the year.