biodiversity

The foundation is an adviser to Future Planet Capital’s ocean biodiversity VC fund and may become an LP, the fund manager tells New Private Markets.

The parent company of Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Bank, a gatekeeper for Japanese pension funds, is transforming its purpose to ‘balanced creation of both social value and economic value’.

A product of the Environment Act 2021, biodiversity net gain credits are the latest in a line of natural capital benefits to which governments have attached a monetary value.

The European impact firm has raised €95m for its ocean impact strategy and plans to invest in biodiversity measurement tools to dive into biodiversity credits.

As the global investment community grapples with net-zero commitments and pledges made at COP26, natural capital should rise to the top of the agenda, argues Schroders global head of sustainability solutions, Sarah Bratton Hughes

The Australian Council of Superannuation Investors – representing $1trn in managed assets – calls on members to map biodiversity impact across portfolios.

Sustainable Fitch director David McNeil says offsets can help 'counteract some of the drivers of deforestation and provide incentives for local long-term management'.

The Canadian Pension has entered the voluntary market at an important stage in its development and wants to invest in decades long carbon-capture projects.

As the likes of Nuveen, HSBC and CPP Investments have aligned themselves to make long-term ‘natural capital’ investments, the required offset markets have grown in number too.

The multi-strategy firm has hired the co-founders of Blue Oceans Partners to create 'systemic impact and competitive returns'.