Little progress made on deforestation, finds Global Canopy
29 April 2025
A 'minority' of companies are taking meaningful action to address deforestation risk, Global Canopy's latest Forest 500 report has found, as it tells Environmental Finance that financial institutions need to step up.
ISSB proposes 'relief' from reporting some finance-related emissions
28 April 2025
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has proposed changes to its standards, to permit companies to omit disclosure of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions linked to derivatives, facilitated emissions by investment banks, and insurance-associated emissions.
Space agency launches 'Earth observation' data initiative to propel nature finance
28 April 2025
Financial institutions, corporates and academics have begun work to identify the best ways to use 'Earth observation' data to propel nature-positive finance toward the $540 billion of annual investment needed to meet international targets.
