Manulife IM makes another timberland acquisition

Purchase of Brazilian eucalyptus plantations joins the insurer's expanding timberland portfolio

Insurance,Natural Capital

Biodiversity COP delay confirmed

Final meetings in a UN summit to agree a global framework to promote biodiversity will be delayed until…

Natural Capital,Policy

Forest fund exceeds £100m target

The Gresham House Forest Growth & Sustainability Fund has reached its first close, with £127 million…

Carbon,Natural Capital

NBIM makes biodiversity a stewardship priority

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has warned companies it invests in to integrate biodiversity…

Natural Capital

Manulife IM buys 89,800 acres of timberland

Manulife Investment Management is buying 89,800 acres of timberland in the US state of Maine as it works…

Carbon,IMPACT,Insurance,Natural Capital

Financial firms back deforestation data initiative

A working group of investors and banks are supporting an initiative to improve the data on corporate…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Natural Capital,Policy

Biodiversity COP set to be delayed again, 'with implications for COP26'

A summit to agree a global framework to promote biodiversity is set to be delayed until next year, Environmental…

COP,Natural Capital,Policy

UK readying tree-planting and peatland impact fund

The UK government Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has proposed launching a…

IMPACT,Natural Capital

Axa inks Australian forestry deal

Axa's alternative investments arm has bought a 24,800-hectare Australian forestry business.

Natural Capital

Institutional investors commit $200m to forestry fund

Timberland Investment Resources Europe (TIR) has closed its second forestry fund, meeting its target…

Carbon,Natural Capital

Morgan Stanley: five takeaways for investors from UN biodiversity plan

Morgan Stanley has revealed the implications of the UN's draft biodiversity plan for investors of targets...

Natural Capital

Water risk and investment opportunities briefing afternoon round-up

Environmental Finance's 'Water Risk and Investment Opportunities' event included a half-day of presentations,…

Natural Capital

Financial risk management models 'mask' water risk, OECD says

Models for assessing risk management to financial institutions may hide water risk, the Organisation…

Natural Capital

Debt-for-climate swaps 'an opportunity for natural capital investment'

Debt,Investment,Natural Capital

Pictet: 'Integrate water risk into mainstream tools'

Water risk has yet to be integrated into mainstream equity investment tools, according to Marc-Olivier…

ESG Data,IMPACT,Investment,Natural Capital

Mirova sustainable land use fund raises $200m at final close

Mirova has raised $208 million at final close of its Land Degradation Neutrality Fund but fallen short…

IMPACT,Natural Capital

EU transition finance, biodiversity & anti-greenwashing proposals in renewed strategy

The European Commission has outlined plans to explore creating EU labels for transition and sustainability-linked…

Debt,ESG Data,Natural Capital,Policy

ECB: Investment funds particularly at risk from climate change

European investment funds are particularly at risk of harmful "repricing" as the markets adapt to climate…

Debt,Investment,Natural Capital,Policy

45% of Kroger shareholders support cutting single use plastics

Nearly half of Kroger shareholders supported a proposal at the largest US grocery chain by revenue...

Natural Capital

FAIRR asks G20 to set agricultural emissions targets in NDCs

The FAIRR Initiative has asked the G20 nations to set targets for reducing their greenhouse gas (GHG)…

Carbon,Natural Capital