ANALYSIS: Corporate action on nature following shareholder proposals doubles in 2025
Many more corporations have voluntarily acted on nature this year following a steady stream of nature-related shareholder proposals, despite growing US opposition to environmental action.
Read MoreNatural capital investor grows assets by a quarter
A US-headquartered global investor specialising in regenerative agriculture and forestry announced on Thursday that its assets under management grew by 24% last year.
Read MoreNatural capital accounting can assess biodiversity offset policies, study says
Natural capital accounting (NCA) can be used to help assess the effectiveness of biodiversity offset policies, while providing a pathway towards an international standard of reporting, a study of an Australian region has said.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Mexican carbon pilot seeks to generate biodiversity credits
A reforestation initiative in Mexico with a seed bank is looking to generate voluntary biodiversity credits stacked with carbon units across 10,000 hectares, Carbon Pulse has learned.
Read MoreUK government says overhaul of nature laws based on limited data
A UK government impact assessment has said its previously announced plans to overhaul environmental rules and introduce a system centralised around a Nature Restoration Fund (NRF) lack data to underpin them.
Read MoreUK politicians urge government to squash biodiversity net gain uncertainty
A committee of UK politicians has urged the government to stamp out speculation that it is uncertain about its commitment to its biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Nature Positive Initiative launches global metrics pilot
The influential Nature Positive Initiative (NPI) on Wednesday launched a pilot of its draft metrics for businesses and financial institutions in a bid to enable the measuring of progress towards nature positive.
Read MoreMirova engages in biodiversity campaign with up to 20 companies
France-based asset manager Mirova has launched an engagement campaign on biodiversity disclosures targeting up to 20 European companies in an initiative it hopes to scale up over time.
Read MoreBanks in Africa, Latin America lagging behind Asia in addressing nature loss, WWF says
Commercial banks in Africa and Latin America are trailing behind their Asian counterparts in action to address nature loss, WWF said on Wednesday.
Read MoreEU biodiversity credits will be used for offsetting, MEP predicts
Biodiversity credits in the EU will be used for offsetting rather than for nature-positive benefits, as a way of enabling developer impacts, an MEP has predicted.
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