biodiversity

The explosion of interest in biodiversity since 2020 from corporates and investors through to governments and industry bodies has been huge. Can the summit capture a moment that is two years in the making?

The UK-listed fund manager intends to release a 'nature recovery' statement later this year.

Manulife, the world's biggest timberland investment manager, is planning a carbon credit-generation strategy. Managing director Eric Cooperström is feeling the tailwinds from the influx of net-zero commitments.

Australian government-backed Clean Energy Finance Corporation has been exploring sustainable agriculture investments.

The foundation is an adviser to Future Planet Capital’s ocean biodiversity VC fund and may become an LP, the fund manager tells New Private Markets.

The parent company of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, a gatekeeper for Japanese pension funds, is transforming its purpose to ‘balanced creation of both social value and economic value’.

A product of the Environment Act 2021, biodiversity net gain credits are the latest in a line of natural capital benefits to which governments have attached a monetary value.

The European impact firm has raised €95m for its ocean impact strategy and plans to invest in biodiversity measurement tools to dive into biodiversity credits.

As the global investment community grapples with net-zero commitments and pledges made at COP26, natural capital should rise to the top of the agenda, argues Schroders global head of sustainability solutions, Sarah Bratton Hughes

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors – representing $1trn in managed assets – calls on members to map biodiversity impact across portfolios.