Textile industry body looks to set industry biodiversity foundation in new report

Published 11:45 on September 29, 2023  /  Last updated at 12:54 on September 29, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Biodiversity, International

The fashion industry has complex and specific challenges to biodiversity but needs to start moving on understanding their impacts, according to a new report released by an industry body.

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Gold Standard joins France-based group to develop biodiversity certification methodology

Published 17:27 on September 28, 2023  /  Last updated at 00:11 on September 29, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Biodiversity, International

Carbon credit standard body Gold Standard has announced it has joined several prominent companies and institutions to work on biodiversity crediting approaches, following other carbon standards that recently released draft methodologies.

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New approach needed for high-integrity marine natural capital markets, says report

Published 16:21 on September 27, 2023  /  Last updated at 16:21 on September 27, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Biodiversity, EMEA, International

A group of environmental finance organisations have set out a vision for high-integrity marine natural capital markets for the UK in a new consultative report, which they hope will help close an estimated funding gap close to £50 billion for marine ecosystems.

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UPDATE – The pain of net gain: UK government delays mandatory biodiversity mechanism into new year

Published 13:20 on September 27, 2023  /  Last updated at 00:05 on September 28, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Biodiversity, EMEA

Market actors have expressed major concerns about the UK’s nature market direction, as biodiversity rules for the planning and development sector have been delayed by the UK government.

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Tech platform aims for corporate science-based targets with upgraded software

Published 14:11 on September 26, 2023  /  Last updated at 14:11 on September 26, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  International, Nature-based, Voluntary

Food and beverage companies will be able to track progress against their science-based emissions targets down to ingredient level, with an improved software platform released on Tuesday by a sustainability intelligence company.

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A hundred of the world’s largest companies targeted by investors to take action on nature loss

Published 10:46 on September 26, 2023  /  Last updated at 10:46 on September 26, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Biodiversity, International

A global investor initiative has listed some of the world’s largest companies that its financial sector partners will now pressure for tangible progress on addressing nature-related risks and dependencies.

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MRV startup discloses product price in a call for wider voluntary carbon transparency

Published 16:35 on September 25, 2023  /  Last updated at 16:35 on September 25, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Nature-based, Voluntary

A software startup has published pricing details of its platform as it targets future changes and technology needs in the voluntary carbon market (VCM) and EU deforestation regulation.

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Developers announce first registered soil carbon project in South Africa

Published 13:00 on September 25, 2023  /  Last updated at 14:08 on September 25, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Africa, EMEA, Nature-based, Voluntary

A project developer has partnered with a social enterprise to set up one of Southern Africa’s only agricultural soil carbon projects under Verra’s Verified Carbon Standard, it announced Monday.

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UK-France bilateral summit leads to millions invested for nature restoration and climate

Published 16:13 on September 21, 2023  /  Last updated at 01:50 on September 22, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Biodiversity, Climate Talks, International

A UK state visit to France aiming to cement climate collaboration between the two countries has resulted in a series of nature-based investments from retail companies, investment houses, and not-for-profits.

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Current biodiversity metrics do not help the financial sector make the right decisions, say researchers

Published 11:45 on September 21, 2023  /  Last updated at 13:34 on September 22, 2023  / Tom Woolnough /  Biodiversity, International

Available metrics to assess biodiversity may not be fit for purpose and risk embedding negative biases into investor decision-making, according to a new paper that proposed two “forward-looking” approaches for biodiversity-focused investment decisions.

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