The growing recognition of climate change and environmental issues has resulted in the ‘ESG-labelled’ bond market expanding to surge through the $1trn issuance threshold for the first time last year. This class of bond – green, social, sustainability, and sustainability-linked – was virtually non-existent as recently as 10 or 15 years ago. They provide investors a financial return as well…
Revenues for Nature to fund seven projects to unlock nature restoration investment
The Revenues for Nature (R4N) project has announced support for an initial seven investment models designed to unlock up to $200m for nature restoration and conservation. Achieving global nature goals requires an additional $200bn to be mobilised annually, with the private sector expected to play a crucial role in closing this gap. Yet its contribution remains limited – most nature-related funding…
Watershed Launches Free Emissions Database to Enable More Accurate Decarbonization Decisions
Climate solutions provider Watershed announced the launch of an open and free version of its global emissions database, in a move aimed at enabling organizations and companies to make more accurate decarbonization decisions. Founded in 2019, San Francisco-based Watershed provides an enterprise sustainability platform enabling companies to measure, report, and reduce their greenhouse gas emissions, to meet their climate goals…