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Fears COP16 won’t go far enough as pledges so far amount to millions not billions
NGOs say the way money is flowing is ‘very, very slow’
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Impact investing market has grown by more than $400bn since 2022
‘Growing mainstream acceptance’ of impact investing, according to GIIN
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Number of companies reporting in line with TNFD recommendations accelerates
abrdn, Banco de Bogotá and Manulife Investment Management are the latest financial services firms to join
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City Hive relaunches mentoring programme with EnCircle
Federated Hermes and WHEB have confirmed sponsorship for the 2025 mentoring programme
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Bloomberg launches tool for investors to assess a company’s nature-related impacts
Underpinned by data from the Natural History Museum’s Biodiversity Intactness Index
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MSCI appoints Richard Mattison as head of ESG and climate
Mattison left his position at S&P Global earlier this year
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Dr Samuel Sinclair: Getting the world’s biggest companies ready for biodiversity disclosure
CSRD will require firms to report on biodiversity by 2025/6
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From COP16 in Colombia to COP29 in Azerbaijan: Bridging nature and climate in 2024
The next few months will be critical for sustainability watchers and ESG investors, writes Downing’s Roger Lewis
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LGT Wealth Management promotes Stone to chief sustainability officer
Oversight of sustainability decisions across the business
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$2.5trn investor coalition call on governments to take ‘bold action’ on biodiversity at COP16
Some 27 pension funds and asset owners are urging governments to set ambitious national targets to prevent biodiversity loss
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SeaTrees launches first marine biodiversity credits at COP16
Only 4% of conservation and restoration funding is allocated to marine ecosystems, according to the project


