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MSCI touts green bond carbon footprinting tool as long-sought solution

An MSCI portfolio emissions tracking tool has been billed as the 'greenness' metric the green bond market has sought since inception, with the firm arguing it could "transform" green bond financed emissions accounting and investment processes.

AFME: Investor earnings expectations slowing natural capital financing

Investor expectations around earnings pose a key challenge to increasing natural capital financing, the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) has said.

Impact investor eyes Inflation Reduction Act tailwind for methane capture market

North Sky Capital has said it will increase its investments in methane capture technology and urban solar, as recent US legislation allows it to take advantage of greater tax credits.

'Recycling becoming a geostrategic necessity', says WHEB

WHEB Asset Management expects companies it invests in under its circular economy theme to be boosted because recycling is becoming a "geostrategic necessity".

EU sustainability due diligence rules' finance opt-out 'extremely disappointing'

A landmark draft EU law on environmental due diligence rules for corporates will fail to bring about meaningful action as it will be voluntary for financial institutions, non-profit ShareAction has said.

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'Underfunded' nature-based intermediaries tipped for growth

Platforms which connect individuals or organisations with technology that can benefit nature are drastically underfunded but represent increasingly attractive investment opportunities, according to Capital for Climate.

Bank of America: Business case for nature 'becoming clearer'

The financial case for investing in nature is improving with more opportunities for innovative financing in the sector partly the result of mixing public and private capital, a Bank of America executive has said.

SDI AOP launches patent tracker as impact assessment tool

The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) and Qontigo have released a forward-looking dataset to assess companies' patent portfolios.

China urged to close state-owned enterprise green bond loophole

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has urged China to close a "problematic" use-of-proceeds loophole for state-owned enterprises issuing green bonds in order to end the fragmentation of the Chinese market.