Debt crisis: How nature can help emerging markets
Cash-poor but nature-rich countries can use debt-for-nature swaps to reduce their debt service payments and conserve their natural capital. There…
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Deforestation: Have asset managers twigged link to net zero?
Capital Monitor assesses whether investors see the connection between climate change and deforestation. Sadly, it seems not. And here’s why.
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Why repairing nature isn’t just a job for finance quants
Financial engineers are busy developing models and products to put a price on natural capital and help address biodiversity loss,…
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From EVs to rhinos: Let’s welcome finance innovation
Since the near collapse of the global banking system in the late 2000s, governments have sought to temper capitalism’s worst…
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Balancing economic and climate goals in Central America
Poor and particularly climate-vulnerable Central America is in more need of impact-focused financing than most regions. The Central American Bank…
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Investors debate potential of new natural capital vehicles
'Natural asset companies' are new products designed to channel investment into biodiversity using a new framework for measuring ecological value.…
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The business risks of dismissing ‘woke capitalism’
Despite a rise in recent calls for companies to prioritise profits over ESG, corporate chiefs that ignore sustainability issues in…
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How banks are reporting on the SDGs
A deep dive into the financial and ESG reporting of the world's largest banks reveals how seriously (or otherwise) they…
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