Oceans cover more than 70% of the planet, producing at least 50% of the oxygen and absorbing at least 25% of all the atmospheric CO2. Building a sustainable ocean economy is a triple win for people, planet, and the economy.
Impact investors are split on whether nature-based investing is nascent, just about to take off or already the next big thing. But they do agree that the current threat to biodiversity is unsustainable and that industry leadership is needed.
The outcome of the COP15 biodiversity summit in Montreal didn’t satisfy everyone but investors say it should trigger a rise in funding flows towards nature protection.
Forest organisations are cautiously optimistic about the outcomes of the Montreal biodiversity summit but call for greater regulation and accountability
The UN biodiversity summit in Montreal closed on a high note. Almost all countries in the world have reached an agreement to protect biodiversity, with 30% of the planet’s surface to be classified as protected natural area
Vanguard, the world’s second largest investment manager, may have left the Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative, but big name investors remain on board.
KlimaVest is the first impact fund in Germany focusing on real assets for private investors. Tobias Huzarski, head of impact investment at Commerz Real, the fund’s manager, talks to Impact Investor.
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