“Unprecedented” private market demand for nature-based solutions
Investors are tapping into a once-in-a-generation wave to drive decarbonisation and halt biodiversity loss, AXA IM claims
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Risky start-up or steady infrastructure asset? Oxfordshire Pension Fund is branching out into nature
Oxfordshire Pension Fund may be about to embark on a new adventure: an investment in sustainable agriculture and nature restoration
COP16 2.0: States finalise $200bn-per-year plan for biodiversity
Sustainability professionals applaud the “historic” outcome, but want to see real money on the table
Growing returns: West Yorkshire’s Darran Ward on cultivating natural capital investments
The head of alternatives for WYPF explains why the fund is investing not only in forestry but also nature-based infrastructure solutions, sustainable agriculture, restoration and biodiversity projects.
Could the voluntary and compliance carbon credit markets converge?
As policymakers look to blend voluntary and compliance markets, article 6 could give the global south a much needed integrity boost
Shia on London CIV’s new natural capital fund: ‘this is a product ahead of its time’
Vanessa Shia, head of private markets at London CIV, reveals the thinking behind the pool’s new natural capital fund
Decarbonisation beyond equities: why Avon Pension fund considers natural capital
Avon’s investment manager outlines the fund’s net zero strategy from targeting natural capital to decarbonising listed equities and corporate bonds.
Reflections COP16 - the role of empathy in nature-based investments
Leanne Clements, head of Responsible Investment at People’s Partnership reflects on her experience at COP16, examining the difficult trade-offs that come with investments in nature-based solutions
Barbados completes debt-for-climate swap to address water shortages
The government of Barbados has successfully completed its first debt-for-climate swap aimed at making the island nation more resilient to climate change
What does nature-positive investing look like in practice? A case study on timberland
Stephen Addicott, managing partner at Stafford Timberland, outlines how the manager approaches nature positive investment across its timberland assets.
Why nature and renewables are inextricably linked
Zara Rourke, ecologist at Bluefield, outlines why the maintaining biodiversity plays a crucial role in the firm’s management of renewables assets.
A drop in the ocean: scaling up the blue bonds market
Approximately 71% of the earth’s surface is covered by water, yet bonds designed to support marine conservation are so far only a small segment of the fixed income market, how can it be scaled up?
‘Alexa, activate carbon credits!’: the Mag 7’s nature fooprint
Amidst the rising resource intensity of data centres, the Mag 7 are embracing renewable energy, carbon credits and venture capitalism, Atharva Deshmukh takes a closer look at their environmental footprint
In pictures: highlights from NZI’s 2024 Annual Conference
Delegates representing pension funds, insurers, charities, endowments and fund managers gathered at Stationer's Hall in the heart of the City of London.
NZI Annual Conference- tackling the real impact challenge
Net Zero Investor’s Annual Conference at Stationer’s Hall drew a full room of delegates to take stock of the key opportunities of the energy transition