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Ninety One launches Sovereign Biodiversity index
It is the third quantitative tool introduced by the firm as part of its ESG assessment framework
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First Sentier Investors sets three nature targets
The TNFD Adopter will publish progress in its climate and nature 2025 report
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Aviva and WWF call for nature-positive private sector guidance
As WEF estimates shifting to nature-positive models could create $10trn (£7.5trn) globally by 2030
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Over 440 companies reporting on TNFD as it passes first anniversary
The next cohort of TNFD adopters will be announced at COP16 in Cali, Colombia in October 2024
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SBTN pilot ‘proves companies have a clear and credible path to take action for nature’
The organisation has published the outcomes of its pilot, with target setting ‘helping to raise corporate ambition’
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Investors urged to strengthen investment policies around protected biodiverse areas
ShareAction report says asset managers have ‘significant room for improvement’ in protecting against biodiversity risk
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Four steps for investors to take action on nature
Embracing nature-positive investable solutions to protect biodiversity could create £7.6trn in new business
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Progress on SDG6 ‘alarmingly off-track’ as UNEP calls for increased water investment
UNEP targets investment in institutions, infrastructure, information and innovation to meet the 2030 clean water target
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Paint it blue: Closing the water gap
Candriam’s Czupryna and Dublanc say that consuming less water and better management could help conserve resources in the short-term
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World Bank launches ‘largest ever’ outcome bond to fund Amazon reforestation
Rathbones and Nuveen are among the lead investors
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Collaboration announced to work on standardised biodiversity measurement
Aims to support the scalability of global investments in nature recovery and conservation
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Financial institutions ‘unknowingly exposed’ to Chinese fishing industry ESG risks
Planet Tracker’s report highlights environmental and social harm caused by China’s distant-water fishing fleet

