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COP16 breakthroughs on financing 'unlikely', warns BloombergNEF
23 October 2024COP16 is unlikely to "deliver breakthroughs" on financing the Global Biodiversity Framework, BloombergNEF has warned, over concerns about mobilisation and accounting.
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Biodiversity funding gap increases to $942bn
23 October 2024The biodiversity funding gap has widened to $942 billion, with private finance activity also taking a downturn, according to new research by BloombergNEF.
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Barclays: Jury still out on El Salvador's $1bn debt-for-nature swap
23 October 2024"Additional scrutiny" of the quality of El Salvador's $1 billion debt-for-nature swap is "warranted", Barclays has said.
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Nature mapping 'atlas' launched at COP16
22 October 2024An 'atlas' of the world's ecosystems has been launched at COP16, in a bid to help the private sector better map and monitor potential risks.
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Gold Standard expanding nature coverage
22 October 2024Gold Standard will soon begin piloting labelling requirements for nature-based solutions and is developing a raft of guidance on nature projects.
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WEF urges against 'oversimplified and misleading' biodiversity credit claims
22 October 2024The World Economic Forum (WEF) has urged businesses not to make oversimplified and misleading claims about their use of biodiversity credits within nature action plans.
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COP16 kicks off with calls for 'significant investment'
21 October 2024COP16 has kicked off in Colombia, with urgent demands for private capital to be committed to nature protection and restoration by the end of the conference.
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Manager of €100m French listed equities biodiversity fund selected - with RfP for private fund expected in Q1
21 October 2024Sustainability specialist Mirova has won a competitive tender to manage a listed equities fund focused on biodiversity, with a private assets strategy expected to be launched in coming months.
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Supply chain opacity hinders understanding of nature risks, says DWS
21 October 2024An "alarming" lack of interaction between companies and their supply chains is hindering the assessment and management of nature risks, DWS has warned, as it urged investors to engage with portfolio companies on the issue.
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BNP Paribas AM 'still exploring whether MSA can be used to steer investments'
18 October 2024BNP Paribas Asset Management has told an Environmental Finance conference that it is "not ready" to use mean species abundance (MSA) to steer its investments, and currently in the process of making sure its nature data strategy is "fit for purpose".
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Caution urged over companies' nature-positive claims
18 October 2024It would be a "hard stretch" for organisations to say they are nature-positive, BNP Paribas Asset Management has said, calling on the market to "cautious" in any claims.
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Manulife IM: There's a long way to go on nature data
18 October 2024Manulife is beginning to look for new nature investment opportunities but has told Environmental Finance why it is rejecting the use of large datasets and nature footprinting.
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Nestlé: We need to set 'reasonable boundaries' on transparency of nature data
17 October 2024"Reasonable boundaries" need to be set on the amount of nature data companies are expected to disclose, Nestlé has said, urging investors to collectively decide what information they need.
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Only 29 countries deliver national biodiversity plans ahead of COP16 deadline
16 October 2024Just 29 out of almost 200 countries have submitted their National Biodiversity Strategies and Action Plans (NBSAPs), ahead of the COP16 deadline, organisers have revealed.
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Banco Bolivariano starting to adopt TNFD
16 October 2024Banco Bolivariano is preparing to disclose in line with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) as it has "more meaningful conversations" with clients on nature.
- EF's Biodiversity Insight 2024
- EthiFinance: EU ESG rating provider regulations 'not fair'
- NBIM backs Switzerland recognising ISSB as 'equivalent' under CSRD-aligned rules
- Cautious reference scenario selection helps avoid greenwashing risk, says Mirova
- Lack of update on UK taxonomy raises concerns it has been shelved
- COP16 kicks off with calls for 'significant investment'
- UK government releases transition finance report
- Sustainability assurance a 'huge opportunity' for auditors, says EIB
- Nature mapping 'atlas' launched at COP16
- Current scenario analysis 'not decision useful' for pension funds - for now
