EU doubles down on circular economy
Meeting biodiversity and climate goals “won’t be possible” without a transition to a circular economy, the European Commission said, but the bloc still has some way to make investment accessible
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NZI 2024 outlook with IMCO’s Hyewon Kong
Hyewon Kong, vice president and head of responsible investing at Canadian pension fund IMCO sits down with NZI editor Mona Dohle to discuss the net zero investing trends for 2024
How to scale up nature-based solutions
Institutional interest in natural capital is growing but it still accounts for only a fraction of funds committed to restoring nature. How can funding be scaled up?
COP 28: Overcoming risk is key to unlocking climate-nature investment
Transforming the way risk is both perceived and managed will boost institutional capital flows into nature positive projects, investors say
“You pollute, you pay the price”: COP leaders push for carbon pricing
The IMF, World Bank, EU and World Trade Organisation call for the global adoption of carbon pricing
Tony Juniper: “The human economy is a wholly owned subsidiary of nature”
Net Zero Investor sat down with Tony Juniper, chair of Natural England to discuss the long-term case for nature positive investments
LGPS investors look to natural capital to drive their net zero transition
UK local authority asset owners are showing increased interest in natural capital to help decarbonise and diversify their portfolios
Funding the wood for the trees: UK investors turn to timberland
Aysha Gilmore explores how UK asset owners are investing in carbon offsets such as timberland to help them transition to net zero
How to manage deforestation risk
Deforestation is not only terrible for climate and biodiversity, but also poses financial risk to investors
Timberland is increasingly on the radar of natural capital investors
Forestry is currently dominating the natural capital conversation for institutional investors looking at this emerging asset class
Most institutional investors still lack deforestation policy
The amount of capital flowing into deforestation dwarves positive investments, despite the key role forests play in tackling climate change
Shipra Gupta: ‘we believe in the first-mover advantage of nature investing’
Shipra Gupta, investments stewardship lead at Scottish Widows, argues that investing in nature sooner rather than later makes sound financial sense
Nature finance: are biodiversity credits moving too fast?
Efforts to scale up nature finance fuel an interest in biodiversity credits, but experts worry that the momentum is unable to digest the complexity
Mining for Net Zero: Is a green commodities crisis around the corner?
Part II of NZI’s Mining for Net Zero series examines the implications of projected shortages in critical minerals needed for green technologies
Mining for Net Zero: why investors need to engage more with miners
Part one of NZI’s Mining for Net Zero series looks at why investor engagement in this critical sector is essential for the overall transition