Originally Published in Le Temps by Marc Palahí, Chief Nature Officer at Lombard Odier, on 16 June 2025 Key takeaways: Following the United Nations Ocean Conference (UNOC 2025), held recently in Nice, one thing is clear – transforming our economy by investing in nature is key to tackling the deep
Key Impact Points: UN Calls on Financial Sector to Back Ocean Health The ocean remains severely underfinanced despite being critical to the global economy, climate stability, and biodiversity. At the third UN Ocean Conference (UNOC3), UNEP FI and partners issued a call to action for financial institutions to align capital
Key Impact Points: Landmark Coalition to Scale Voluntary Carbon Markets The Governments of Kenya, Singapore, and the United Kingdom have launched the Coalition to Grow Carbon Markets—the first government-led initiative aimed at restoring and scaling private sector demand for high-integrity carbon credits. Announced during London Climate Action Week, the coalition
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Deepens Climate Commitment Through Landmark Forest Carbon Deal Anew Climate and Aurora Sustainable Lands have entered into a 10-year agreement with Microsoft to deliver 4.8 million nature-based carbon removal credits—a major investment in U.S. forest conservation and carbon sequestration. “This agreement sets a new standard for
Key Impact Points: 1PointFive Secures Long-Term Carbon Removal Deal with JPMorganChase 1PointFive, the carbon removal and storage subsidiary of Occidental, has announced a 10-year agreement with JPMorganChase for the purchase of 50,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits. The credits will be generated using Direct Air Capture (DAC)
Key Impact Points: Microsoft Commits to Long-Term Soil Carbon Removals in Landmark Agoro Carbon Deal Agoro Carbon has secured a 12-year offtake agreement to deliver 2.6 million soil-based carbon removal credits to Microsoft — one of the most substantial agriculture-driven carbon removal deals to date. “This agreement with Microsoft is
Key Impact Points: Singapore Unveils Draft Guidelines for Voluntary Carbon Market The Singapore government has released a draft guidance document detailing how companies can credibly use voluntary carbon credits as part of their decarbonisation plans. Jointly issued by the National Climate Change Secretariat (NCCS), Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI),
Key Impact Points: ECB Introduces Nature Exposure Metric in Climate Reporting The European Central Bank (ECB) has released its third climate-related financial disclosure, introducing a new indicator that evaluates how ECB and Eurosystem corporate portfolios depend on or impact nature. This marks a significant step in aligning climate and biodiversity
Key Impact Points: Norway’s Historic CCS Breakthrough Norway has officially launched Longship, the world’s first complete carbon capture and storage (CCS) value chain – from industrial capture to permanent seabed storage. The milestone project is Europe’s first at this scale and is supported by NOK 22 billion in state funding,
Key Impact Points: Kyrgyzstan Joins Global Push for SDG-Aligned Investment The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the National Investment Agency under the President of the Kyrgyz Republic have officially launched the Kyrgyzstan SDG Investor Map, a data-driven market intelligence tool designed to boost sustainable private investment. Unlocking Investment Aligned
