FEATURE: 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”.
Read MoreINTERVIEW: Biodiversity net gain broker announces soil testing partnership
An English consultancy with a newly launched biodiversity net gain (BNG) broker service has announced a soil testing partnership to back up nature claims.
Read MoreVoluntary biodiversity credit sales hit $5.6 mln, report estimates
Sales of voluntary biodiversity credits have hit almost $5.6 million globally, with Oceanian projects dominating the transactions, according to analysts.
Read MoreMarine biodiversity credits attracting high interest, alliance says
Marine biodiversity credits are attracting a lot of interest from market actors, though transaction values are growing slowly, a Biodiversity Credit Alliance (BCA) executive has said.
Read MoreUK Nature Restoration Fund proposal is “horrendous” for nature, experts say
The UK government’s consultation on overhauling its environmental rules for the built environment, with the introduction of a Nature Restoration Fund, could be disastrous for nature, experts have said.
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