Biodiversity

Indigenous rights, lobbying, grievance and redress mechanisms, and expenditure to meet nature targets among key metrics.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: ‘Strong’ preliminary results on US bank green finance proposals, says NYC comptroller; UK Treasury and IA say defence companies ‘compatible’ with ESG.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: European Commission looks to simplify taxonomy DNSH compliance; Aussie regulator ASIC backs ISSB global baseline.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: National Bank of Belgium adopts EU Climate Transition Benchmark; Iceberg Data Lab raises $10m in Series A funding.

The latest ESG movers and shakers: British Columbia Investments hiring stewardship lead; PRI loses product research head; IIGCC and PRI hiring for nature teams.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: NYC pensions successfully engage with retail giants to disclose diversity data; BSI consults on nature market principles standard for UK.

Resolution round-up: Biodiversity proposal withdrawn at Kellanova; NYC public pension funds pull green financing ratio proposal at Citi.

As Drax investors remain tight-lipped on latest deforestation claims, Nordic and North American firms discuss the challenges of tackling the degradation of overlooked ecosystems.

Companies will likely be assessed on risk mitigation or policies focusing on the main drivers of ocean biodiversity loss.

The latest ESG movers and shakers: KSSB appoints Lee as vice-chair; LGIM seeks natural capital lead for private markets business.