'Even leading banking practices fail basic climate, biodiversity tests' - ShareAction

Most of Europe's largest banks have targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero - but…

Carbon,Natural Capital

French financial system 'significantly exposed' to biodiversity risk

The French financial system is 'significantly exposed' to physical and transition biodiversity risk,…

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

CDP: Finance among sectors most harmful to water resources

Financial services are in the same "critical" category as fossil fuel suppliers in terms of their impact…

ESG Data,Natural Capital

COP26 must deliver incentives to stop deforestation, says NGO

An NGO that helped create the UN-mandated REDD+ programme has outlined its hopes for COP26, including…

Carbon,COP,Natural Capital

Impact interest in food systems is growing rapidly - Big Path Capital

Rapidly accelerating interest in sustainable agriculture assets has been observed recently among investors…

IMPACT,Natural Capital

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