GENEVA — A new Sevilla Forum on Debt, launched this week by Spain and the United Nations, aims to turn global pledges into practical reforms for a fairer, faster, and more sustainable international debt system. The initiative builds on commitments made at the Fourth International Conference on Financing for Development
The Tokyo Metropolitan Government (TMG) has issued the world’s first Climate Bonds Certified Resilience Bond, raising €300 million to fortify the Japanese capital against escalating climate risks. The five-year bond was oversubscribed seven times, attracting €2.2 billion in bids from nearly 120 institutional investors — a sign that global markets
In what scientists are calling a breakthrough moment for conservation technology, the Bezos Earth Fund has awarded $1.8 million to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology’s K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics to develop new artificial intelligence systems that can “listen” to the planet. The initiative aims to detect real-time
UNITED NATIONS — With COP30 set to convene in Belém, Brazil, global attention is turning to one of the world’s most underfunded yet essential climate priorities: forests. According to the new State of Finance for Forests report by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), annual investments in forests must more than
UNITED NATIONS — In a decisive boost for island resilience ahead of this year’s U.N. climate talks, the Climate Investment Funds (CIF) has endorsed Fiji’s Nature, People, and Climate (NPC) investment plan — a $27 million financing initiative designed to restore ecosystems and protect communities from intensifying climate shocks. A
Investor bloc moves ahead of COP in Brazil A coalition of institutional investors managing more than 3 trillion dollars in assets is calling on governments to adopt enforceable measures to stop and reverse deforestation by 2030. The group warns that continued forest loss poses material financial risks to global markets
A Global Convergence on Purpose-Driven Finance The Global Sukuk Summit 2025 convened leaders from finance, government, and development institutions in London this week to explore how Islamic capital markets can accelerate sustainable finance worldwide. Hosted by the Islamic Development Bank Group (IsDB) in partnership with the Financial Times Group, the
The 2025 IMF Annual Meetings in Washington ended with a stark message: the global economy’s resilience is wearing thin. Behind the handshakes and optimism of finance ministers and central bankers, the International Monetary Fund’s latest World Economic Outlook delivered a sobering verdict—growth is slowing, debt is mounting, and the fragile
NEW YORK — October 2025 — Some of the world’s largest companies have united behind a single objective: to bring precision, comparability, and market discipline to the way global emissions are measured. A new coalition, Carbon Measures, has been launched by leading corporations across energy, finance, industry, and logistics to
NEW YORK — October 16, 2025 — A new collaboration between Carbon Direct and JPMorgan Chase is aiming to redefine how the voluntary carbon market values nature. The two organizations have released Optimizing for Biodiversity with Nature-Based Projects in the Voluntary Carbon Market: Principles for Pursuing Dual Outcomes, a data-driven
