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EU Launches Nature Credits Roadmap to Attract Private Investment in Biodiversity

July 8, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: Europe Introduces Nature Credits to Put Ecosystems on the Balance Sheet The European Commission has unveiled a new ‘Roadmap towards Nature Credits’, designed to channel private investment into biodiversity and ecosystem restoration. This innovative tool allows businesses, financial institutions, landowners, and even citizens to fund and benefit

UN Forum Launches First Global Net-Zero Transition Guide for Insurance Underwriting Portfolios

July 8, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: UN Launches Landmark Net-Zero Transition Guide for Insurers The United Nations-convened Forum for Insurance Transition to Net Zero (FIT) has published “Underwriting the Transition”, the first global guidance tailored specifically to insurance and reinsurance underwriting portfolios. The guidance was unveiled at the inaugural FIT Transition Insurance Summit

IDB, World Bank Launch Amazonia Bond Program to Drive Sustainable Investment in the Rainforest

July 4, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: New Bond Program Targets Amazonia’s Climate and Development Goals The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) and the World Bank have jointly launched a new bond issuance program aimed at attracting private capital for sustainable development in the Amazon region. Grounded in newly released Amazonia Bond Issuance Guidelines, the

Morgan Stanley: 83% of Companies Now Measure ROI on Sustainability Investments

July 4, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points Companies Align Sustainability with Business Value Sustainability has shifted from an optional responsibility to a core business strategy for most corporates, according to Sustainable Signals: Corporates 2025, a new report from Morgan Stanley’s Institute for Sustainable Investing. 88% of companies worldwide now see sustainability as a value

SDG Outcomes Fund Reaches $100 Million with EU Backing to Boost Impact in Africa and Asia

July 4, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points EU-Backed SDG Outcomes Fund Hits $100 Million Target The SDG Outcomes Fund, developed by UBS Optimus Foundation and Bridges Outcomes Partnerships, has reached its $100 million target with an anchor commitment from the European Union via the European Investment Bank (EIB), backed by the ACP Trust Fund.

Eni and Azimut Launch €100 Million Fund to Back Clean Tech Startups

July 1, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: Eni and Azimut Launch €100 Million Clean Energy Tech Venture Fund Italian energy giant Eni, through its venture capital arm Eni Next, is teaming up with asset manager Azimut to launch a €100 million clean tech-focused venture capital fund. The initiative aims to scale up startups and

World Leaders, UN Adopt Sevilla Commitment to Reform Global Finance and Close SDG Funding Gap

UN, World Leaders Adopt Sevilla Commitment to Reform Global Finance and Bridge SDG Gap

July 1, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: Global Financing Framework Takes Shape in Sevilla World leaders gathered in Sevilla for the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4) and adopted the Sevilla Commitment (Compromiso de Sevilla) — a new global framework to address mounting development challenges, close the $4 trillion SDG financing gap,

Microsoft Signs 10-Year Deal for 1.1 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removals from Hafslund Celsio

July 1, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: Microsoft Backs Norway’s First Waste-to-Energy CCS Project Hafslund Celsio has signed a landmark agreement to sell 1.1 million tonnes of permanent carbon removals to Microsoft over a 10-year period. The deal is a major boost for the company’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiative, part of Norway’s

World Bank Invests $4 Billion in Nature to Conserve 45 Million Hectares and Mobilize Private Capital

July 1, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: Scaling Nature Investments and Conservation The World Bank Group (WBG) is advancing sustainable development by integrating nature into economic policy and development planning. In fiscal year 2024, projects in the active portfolio brought approximately 45 million hectares of landscapes and seascapes under enhanced conservation or management. This

UNDP Calls for Scaling Debt-for-Development Swaps to Align Fiscal Relief with Nature Protection

July 1, 2025 No Comments

Key Impact Points: Debt Relief Meets Biodiversity Protection At a key side-event during the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development (FFD4), UN Assistant Secretary-General and UNDP Policy Director Marcos Neto emphasized the urgency of aligning debt relief with climate and biodiversity action. “In 2023, developing economies spent a record

July 8, 2025 No Comments

UN Forum Launches First Global Net-Zero Transition Guide for Insurance Underwriting Portfolios

July 8, 2025 No Comments

IDB, World Bank Launch Amazonia Bond Program to Drive Sustainable Investment in the Rainforest

July 4, 2025 No Comments

Morgan Stanley: 83% of Companies Now Measure ROI on Sustainability Investments

July 4, 2025 No Comments

SDG Outcomes Fund Reaches $100 Million with EU Backing to Boost Impact in Africa and Asia

July 4, 2025 No Comments

Eni and Azimut Launch €100 Million Fund to Back Clean Tech Startups

July 1, 2025 No Comments

UN, World Leaders Adopt Sevilla Commitment to Reform Global Finance and Bridge SDG Gap

July 1, 2025 No Comments

Microsoft Signs 10-Year Deal for 1.1 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removals from Hafslund Celsio

July 1, 2025 No Comments

World Bank Invests $4 Billion in Nature to Conserve 45 Million Hectares and Mobilize Private Capital

July 1, 2025 No Comments

UNDP Calls for Scaling Debt-for-Development Swaps to Align Fiscal Relief with Nature Protection

July 1, 2025 No Comments

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EU Launches Nature Credits Roadmap to Attract Private Investment in Biodiversity

UN Forum Launches First Global Net-Zero Transition Guide for Insurance Underwriting Portfolios

IDB, World Bank Launch Amazonia Bond Program to Drive Sustainable Investment in the Rainforest

Morgan Stanley: 83% of Companies Now Measure ROI on Sustainability Investments

SDG Outcomes Fund Reaches $100 Million with EU Backing to Boost Impact in Africa and Asia

Eni and Azimut Launch €100 Million Fund to Back Clean Tech Startups

UN, World Leaders Adopt Sevilla Commitment to Reform Global Finance and Bridge SDG Gap

Microsoft Signs 10-Year Deal for 1.1 Million Tonnes of Carbon Removals from Hafslund Celsio

World Bank Invests $4 Billion in Nature to Conserve 45 Million Hectares and Mobilize Private Capital

UNDP Calls for Scaling Debt-for-Development Swaps to Align Fiscal Relief with Nature Protection

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