Norwegian startup secures €3.7 mln to address biodiversity, climate risks in real estate sector
A Norwegian startup has raised €3.7 million in seed funding to advance its platform aimed at enabling European real estate companies to manage biodiversity- and climate-related risks.
Read MoreFEATURE: EU advisory group resources are limiting biodiversity work for taxonomy
The ability of the influential Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) to fulfil its mission of helping to enhance the EU Taxonomy, in areas including biodiversity, is hindered by its reliance on volunteer labour, a member of the group has told Carbon Pulse.
Read MoreEnvironmental impact fund raises €300 mln at first close
A French asset manager announced this week that it has secured €300 million for an impact fund investing in solutions to mitigate biodiversity loss, pollution, and climate change.
Read MoreWWF 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 MoreEuropean Investment Bank to back French voluntary biodiversity credits
The European Investment Bank (EIB) has teamed up with a Paris-based consultancy firm to help scale voluntary biodiversity credit transactions in France, with a view to backing the market uptake across the EU.
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 MoreGoogle unveils accelerator for nature tech startups
US giant Google has launched its first accelerator for startups using technology to protect, manage, and restore biodiversity, amid continuous growth of the global nature tech market.
Read MoreUN plastic treaty talks to resume in August in Geneva
Negotiations on the first-ever global treaty to tackle plastic pollution will resume in August in Switzerland after countries were unable to reach an agreement during talks in South Korea last December.
Read MoreNew suite of news and intelligence products to celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse
To celebrate 10 years of Carbon Pulse, we are announcing the launch of two new subscription products – Net Zero Pulse and Nature & Biodiversity Pulse – to enhance our suite of specialist news and intelligence offerings.
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