WWF launches Deforestation-Free Leather Fund with $10 mln target
WWF has launched a fund that seeks to galvanise collective action to tackle Brazilian deforestation and land degradation in leather supply chains with a target raise of $10 million within three years.
Read MoreBiodiversity net gain has been harder for small companies, UK govt advisor says
Smaller developers have struggled more with biodiversity net gain (BNG) requirements than larger companies, an executive representing the government’s nature adviser has said.
Read MoreMost biodiversity offset flaws can be addressed, paper says
Most of the problems with biodiversity offsets are solvable, although some remain particularly difficult due to power dynamics, an academic paper has said.
Read MoreUK tech companies announce AI-driven biodiversity risk partnership
An AI-focused research centre, established by a subsidiary of one of Japan’s largest insurers, and a nature data company have announced a partnership on a biodiversity risk product.
Read MoreFEATURE: EU omnibus proposals for nature reporting are “dangerous”
Stakeholders have strongly opposed the proposed two-year delay and the exclusion of smaller businesses from the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), arguing that these changes weaken market signals necessary to address the biodiversity crisis.
Read MoreVenture exec reveals biggest biodiversity investment opportunities
A Switzerland-based venture capital investor has revealed the startup specialisms it considers the most investable in biodiversity, ranging from AI to regenerative agriculture.
Read MoreThe Nature Conservancy calls for EU nature credit standard
The Nature Conservancy (TNC) has called on the EU Commission to introduce a standard to accelerate the development of compliance and voluntary nature credit markets in Europe.
Read MoreScottish nature law proposals trigger biodiversity credit concerns
The Scottish government’s proposals to give politicians the power to modify key environmental legislation have triggered biodiversity credit concerns from a market actor.
Read MoreFrench compliance biodiversity project sells €17.5 mln worth of credits
A French project has sold all of its 357 compliance credits created over the last 13 years at a value of €17.5 million, while another initiative has revealed two voluntary buyers.
Read More‘Biodiversity net gain is a success’, 47 organisations tell UK govt
Some 47 UK investment firms, environmental market actors, and property companies have signed an open letter to the government, championing the role of biodiversity net gain (BNG) policy in driving a “sustainable housebuilding revolution”.
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