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Canada regulator's guidance muddies waters on legality of net-zero plans, says accounting body

Guidance from Canada's Competition Bureau on how regulation of environmental claims such as net-zero plans will be enforced has "not mitigated the issues created by the legislation ... in fact it may have exacerbated them," according to an accounting body.

'Hard to justify' nature financing within fixed income

Companies looking to finance their nature targets will face challenges with fixed income instruments, the Environmental Finance Natural Capital EMEA conference in London heard.

Verification of nature targets still nascent

While verification of nature targets is low, an Environmental Finance conference heard this isn't necessarily cause for concern.

Natural capital projects looking to performance-linked instruments

Natural capital project developers are increasingly considering performance-linked debt, such as outcome bonds or sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), to help attract more private finance, attendees at the Environmental Finance Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference heard.

PCAF's guidance to set 'guardrails' for avoided emissions claims

Forthcoming guidance from the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) will set "guardrails" for financial institutions' claims of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions their investments 'avoid' - but corporate standard setters also need to act on the topic, PCAF's technical director said.

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'Liquidity needed to scale the debt-for-nature swap market'

More liquidity is needed to help scale interest in debt-for-nature swaps, particularly to make the instruments attractive to public debt-focused investors, an Environmental Finance conference has heard.

'Resilience credits' could help finance mangrove protection

'Resilience credits' are a potential revenue stream for mangroves and other types of ecosystems, a conference heard.

'Investors need to be ready to challenge policymakers on sustainable ag'

Investors should be more forceful in advocacy work with policymakers who are preparing to row back funding to promote more sustainable agriculture practices, Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference heard.

Care needed over embedding nature into climate efforts, says pension fund

Investors should proceed with caution with how much they integrate natural capital into broader climate remits, a French pension fund has warned.