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• BNG uncertainty 'difficult' but interest in voluntary nature credits grows

  12 November 2025

  While uncertainty over the future of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) has been "difficult" for investors, Gresham House told Environmental Finance it is heartened by the growing understanding of the importance of mitigating nature risks.

• Everyone needs to make a transition plan, says Aviva's sustainability chief

  11 November 2025

  Transition plans should be adopted "by everyone", Aviva's chief sustainability officer Claudine Blamey told attendees at a global sustainable insurance summit at COP30 in Brazil.

• More support for TFFF would be best-case scenario for COP, says ING

  11 November 2025

  Widespread adoption of the Tropical Forest Forever Facility (TFFF) following a muted launch and more ambitious nationally determined contributions (NDCs) would be the best outcomes from COP30, says ING.

• Consultants must not 'mark their own homework' on sustainability

  11 November 2025

  Investment consultants should be better regulated, given the amount of influence they have on asset owners' allocation decisions, particularly when it comes to sustainability, it has been argued.

• Robeco ramping up nature stewardship

  11 November 2025

  Robeco has announced plans to introduce nature targets and improve the "quality" of its decarbonisation, as it looks to "rebalance" against geopolitical trends.

• 'ESG 2.0' should see rise in social sustainability-linked loans

  11 November 2025

  Social targets tied to sustainability-linked loan (SLL) deals are currently rare, but Standard Chartered argues they should be a 'pivotal' focus as the market evolves.

• BlueOrchard looks to insurers for $250m BII-backed blended climate finance fund

  10 November 2025

  The British International Investment (BII) has awarded a mandate for a new climate-focused fund, targeting life insurers for capital commitments to impact investor BlueOrchard.

• Bonds for Ocean Conservation secures $100m for private credit facility

  10 November 2025

  A $100 million commitment from nature investor ZOMA Lab to Bonds for Ocean Conservation will be used to launch a private credit enhancement facility aimed at attracting over $100 billion in financial guarantees by 2030.

• ING: 'Let's make sustainable finance great again'

  10 November 2025

  Banks need to ensure that sustainability is strongly promoted and focused on practical investments and plans in discussions with clients in order to strengthen the sustainable finance market, according to ING.

• New investment takes AXA IM Alts natural capital strategy to $560m

  10 November 2025

  Fresh commitments from three development finance institutions have taken assets in AXA IM Alts' natural capital and impact strategy to $560 million.