A new report from the European Investment Bank on investing in nature-based solutions Nature-based solutions are cost-effective interventions that provide environmental, social, and economic benefits and build resilience. This report highlights the challenges involved in financing nature-based projects and draws on the European Investment Bank’s experience in implementing the Natural Capital Financing Facility pilot programme […]
Britain’s biggest water company has hired Rothschild and Slaughter & May to help evaluate financing options for its vast balance sheet, Sky News learns Thames Water is facing crunch talks over its finances amid mounting concerns about its ability to service a debt mountain which stands at more than £14bn. Sky News has learnt that […]
The new UNEP State of Finance for Nature report calls for investment in nature-based solutions to more than double if we are to achieve our climate, biodiversity, and land degradation goals. Important reading ahead of COP15 (running from 7-19 Dec in Canada), the report outlines the need to both phase-out nature-negative finance flows and dramatically increase private […]
From the Green Finance Institute The Wyre River Natural Flood Management Project will deliver more than 1,000 targeted measures to store, slow and intercept flood water and prevent peak flow in a catchment in England. Beneficiaries of the reduced flood risk are paying for the interventions, and the Project’s Community Interest Company has successfully raised […]
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) has published a briefing paper on deep-sea mining. Discussing the significant reputational, regulatory, and operational risks associated with plans to mine the deep seabed of minerals, the paper addresses how financial institutions should respond to the deep-sea mining sector. It also lays out how financial institutions wishing […]
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) has published a briefing paper on deep-sea mining. Discussing the significant reputational, regulatory, and operational risks associated with plans to mine the deep seabed of minerals, the paper addresses how financial institutions should respond to the deep-sea mining sector. It also lays out how financial institutions wishing […]
The development of a new global finance ecosystem designed to channel finance into coastal and ocean natural capital by 2030 is underway, it was announced at the One Ocean Summit hosted by France. The initiative, led by the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA), has convened representatives from the private sector, governments and NGOs to advance […]
Aligning climate finance for an equitable & sustainable net zero future – COP26 Universities Network Briefing Managing the climate crisis and pensions Emma Howard Boyd, Chair of the Environment Agency speaking at the Investment & Pensions Europe Conference & Awards, 2 December 2021 This year, the IPE conference and awards comes hot on the heels […]