Natural Capital

  • Sustainability-linked loans 'not a practical reality' for agriculture

    07 February 2025

    Linking interest rates to sustainability-related key performance indicators is not a "practical reality" for the agriculture sector, Oxbury Bank has said.

  • 'Key links' still missing for investors on nature, say academics

    07 February 2025

    Lower returns and a small number of viable nature investment opportunities remain barriers for investors, an academic paper has found, calling for better policy signals for investors.

  • Regenerate to invest €50m in Spanish agriculture

    06 February 2025
  • TNC and Conservation International launch blue carbon initiative

    06 February 2025
  • Mirova launches $400m blended land degradation fund

    06 February 2025

    Mirova has launched a second iteration of its Land Degradation Neutrality Fund, with aims to raise $400 million of public and private capital by the end of 2025.

  • DNV invests in NatureAlpha

    06 February 2025

    Data provider NatureAlpha has secured investment from DNV Ventures, the corporate venture arm of assurance and risk management firm DNV.

  • Around two-thirds of asset owners screening managers on nature

    04 February 2025

    Asset owners are integrating nature considerations into their screening of asset managers, but varying approaches remain, a report by Pensions for Purpose has found.

  • Sustainable bond diversification into adaptation and nature 'quite clear'

    03 February 2025

    The growing diversification of the sustainable bond market into areas including climate adaptation- and nature-related use of proceeds has become a clear trend, ...

  • Manulife IM closes $480m forest fund

    31 January 2025
  • Clarity coming on measuring 'nature positive', says NPI

    31 January 2025

    The Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) is to begin looking at how to measure 'nature positive outcomes', as its work to streamline nature metrics enters its final phase.

  • Ecuador signs $30m REDD+ deal with LEAF

    30 January 2025

    The LEAF Coalition has agreed to provide Ecuador with $30 million of funding for forestry projects to support government-led largescale forest programmes to tackle deforestation and climate change.

  • Circulate Capital inks two LatAm deals

    29 January 2025
  • Forestry software firm raises €10m

    29 January 2025
  • TNFD plans slammed as 'conceptually flawed' by American Bankers Association

    29 January 2025

    The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosure's draft guidance on nature transition plans has been criticised by the American Bankers Association (ABA) as interference and based on a "conceptually flawed" premise.

  • EXCLUSIVE: Nature data survey launched for forestry investors

    28 January 2025

    A survey to assess how much nature-related data forestry investors and companies have has been launched by the International Sustainable Forestry Coalition (ISFC) to help streamline nature investing.

  • Biodiversity risk platform Dunya Analytics launches

    28 January 2025

    A new platform to track biodiversity risk has been launched to help companies better understand how they interact with nature and meet the growing number of regulatory reporting requirements.

  • Fiera Comox acquires 6,650 acres of US timberland

    28 January 2025
  • First Abu Dhabi Bank releases inaugural TNFD report

    28 January 2025

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