Biodiversity

26 April

France and Decree 29: putting biodiversity on the regulator’s radar and impact on management companies

2023-04-26T06:31:50+02:00

Article 29 of the Climate and Energy Law applies to the financial sector (insurance, banking, asset management companies) for collective management, discretionary management and investment advice. To comply with these new reporting requirements, the regulation recommends that portfolio management companies analyse the investment sectors of their funds. [...]

France and Decree 29: putting biodiversity on the regulator’s radar and impact on management companies2023-04-26T06:31:50+02:00
20 April

One Forest Summit in Gabon: ambitions and results

2023-04-20T15:08:56+02:00

On March 1 and 2, 2023, the One Forest Summit was held in Libreville, with the objective of putting the Congo Basin Forest under the spotlight. The overall goal of the summit was to accelerate the conservation and sustainable management of tropical forests, which are vital sinks [...]

One Forest Summit in Gabon: ambitions and results2023-04-20T15:08:56+02:00
22 March

United States: SEC Announcements on Climate Transparency

2023-08-08T11:39:52+02:00

In March 2022, the organization put out for consultation a document proposing a climate reporting framework for listed companies. If adopted, this proposal would require detailed reporting by U.S. listed companies covering 3 categories of climate reporting. A new chapter in financial regulation opens [...]

United States: SEC Announcements on Climate Transparency2023-08-08T11:39:52+02:00
21 January

The Financing Nature report sets the tone

2023-01-21T11:55:39+01:00

The report, endorsed by former finance leaders, is addressed to public and private policymakers and the financial sector.  The funding gap is estimated at between US$ 598 Bn and US$ 824 Bn per year according to the report. US$ 700 Bn is the value retained by COP 15 (GOAL [...]

The Financing Nature report sets the tone2023-01-21T11:55:39+01:00
1 December

Biodiversity and climate: a crucial interdependence

2023-05-02T10:02:07+02:00

In a 2018 study, Tim Newbold argues that climate change could become the leading cause of biodiversity loss by 2070, ahead of land-use change. Biodiversity degradation is thus both an additional driver of climate change and a threat to the ability of biodiversity to mitigate climate change. [...]

Biodiversity and climate: a crucial interdependence2023-05-02T10:02:07+02:00
20 October

Can COP15 on biodiversity result in a global framework as ambitious as the Paris Agreement for the climate?

2023-08-08T11:44:40+02:00

This Conference of the Parties is the governing body of the Convention on Biological Diversity, the first international treaty that takes into account all aspects of biological diversity. COP 15 is particularly important in view of the current and accelerating erosion of biodiversity. Only "far-reaching economic, social, [...]

Can COP15 on biodiversity result in a global framework as ambitious as the Paris Agreement for the climate?2023-08-08T11:44:40+02:00
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