News

• Concept of avoided emissions gains ground in Asia-Pacific

  13 March 2024

  Corporates and financial institutions in the Asia-Pacific region are increasingly calculating the 'avoided emissions' associated with their products and services, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard.

• UK Nature Impact Fund looking to make seed investments as it eyes first close

  13 March 2024

  The fledgling UK Nature Impact Fund is looking to make seed investments ahead of its first close earlier this year, as it claimed momentum is growing in the UK nature-based solutions market.

• Lack of nature-related scenarios a challenge for target setting, insurers say

  13 March 2024

  While insurers increasingly consider nature and biodiversity in their investment programmes, leveraging the work done on climate to set targets on nature is not always an easy fit..

• MSCI: Deforestation screen an 'easy' start for nature-positive investment

  13 March 2024

  Applying a deforestation screen is a simple, cost-effective and impactful way for investors to start their shift to nature-positive investment, MSCI told an Environmental Finance event.

• TNFD devising transition plan guidance as it casts eyes to COP16

  12 March 2024

  The Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has begun to devise guidance on incorporating nature information in climate transition plans, to ensure it is coherent with similar work by the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero and the UK Transition Plan Taskforce.

• Nature is a natural fit for insurers but comes with difficulties, says Zurich director

  12 March 2024

  Putting capital into nature makes sense for insurers' business models, Danielle Brassel, director of responsible investment at Zurich, has said, but there remain issues before the industry can fully integrate it into their work.

• London CIV in 'early stages' of launching natural capital fund

  12 March 2024

  London CIV is in the process of launching its first natural capital-focused fund, the UK pension fund manager told an Environmental Finance event.

• UK nature investment fund first close 'soon', says Lord Benyon

  12 March 2024

  The UK government-backed Big Nature Impact Fund (BNIF) is expected to announce its first close from private investors "soon", according to a senior minister.

• Lord Benyon: First UK nature investment standards launch next week

  12 March 2024

  UK Climate, Environment and Energy minister Richard Benyon told an event that the British Standards Institution (BSI) will launch the first of its principles for nature investment markets next week.

• UK to update nature markets strategy

  11 March 2024

  The UK government is set to release an updated version of its nature markets framework this week to improve consistency of nature projects, while also looking to expand collaboration with the financial sector.