Natural Capital

Just 1% of companies understand nature dependencies, warns World Benchmarking Alliance

An "overwhelming majority" of companies don't understand their impact or dependencies on nature, the World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has warned.

Reforestation credit partnership launched

UK's Nest appoints Campbell Global for timberland portfolio

"Major shift in expectations" of nature-based credits needed, say investors and academics

As over-crediting and trust issues pervade the voluntary carbon market, a "major shift in expectations" will be needed to create a higher-integrity market, a group of investors and academics has argued.

ISSB outlines further details on nature plans

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has announced further details of its nature workstream, including plans to assess biodiversity within its current sustainability standards.

Citi eyes debt-for-nature swaps in Africa

Citi has revealed that it is looking to carry out more debt-for-nature swaps in Africa but believes further education for governments and more investor demand will be critical for delivering more transactions.

Analysts need to be 'sanity check' for AI, says Iceberg

Amidst the growing role of artificial intelligence (AI) in sustainability data provision, Iceberg Data Labs has predicted a growing role for analysts acting as an 'expert eye' for the emerging technology.

JP Morgan calls on nature to be targeted as a climate adaptation measure

JP Morgan has called for greater investment into nature, identifying sovereign debt, debt-for-nature swaps or blue bonds as potential investment opportunities.

Green Finance Institute calls for reform of BNG

The UK's Green Finance Institute (GFI) has released a roadmap for Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) implementation, calling for "reform in key areas".

Impact Earth invests $3.6m in Brazilian agroforestry business

'First-of-its-kind' nature restoration tracker launched

Nature data provider NatureMetrics has launched a 'first-of-its-kind' tool to track soil restoration.

AIGCC launches nature training for investors

INVL raises further €1.3m for timberland and farmland fund

NextEnergy Capital seeking nature-positive investments

TNFD and GRI launch interoperability map

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) have launched an interoperability map, setting out a "high level of alignment" between the two standards.