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Investors and fund managers are wary of the difficulty in collecting Scope 3 emissions data and its unreliability.

With so many ESG data requests from LPs, one private equity firm is distinguishing between requirements and 'nice-to-haves' – and a portfolio-wide net-zero target falls into the latter camp, a head of ESG says.

Being a member leads to more data requests from investors, one ESG professional says.

The firm will invest growth capital in companies supporting emissions avoidance in agriculture and emissions sequestration via natural assets.

Nature-based solutions need both catalytic and institutional capital to remove carbon from the atmosphere at scale, according to a study by the Forest Investor Club.

A $100m commitment from Washington State Investment Board has been approved, according to a source.

The returns generated by impact funds prove the 'direct correlation between impact and growth', according to the partner in Bain's Double Impact group.

Data gathering initiatives such as the EDCI will bring answers to the ‘why are we doing this?’ question.

Nature-based solutions and nature markets are the most interesting areas for institutional investors , per a Pollination survey.

Investors in the fund include climate-focused fund of funds Carbon Equity and Flemish government fund PMV.