F4B
Mar 22, 20211 min read
Moore Foundation
The Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation fosters path-breaking scientific discovery, environmental conservation, patient care improvements...
F4B
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Catalyzing Nature Markets: a new programme of F4B
F4B has recently launched the Catalyzing Nature Markets (CNM) program to promote and accelerate the development of markets for nature...
Simon Zadek
Mar 19, 20213 min read
Follow the money: A five part proposal
In early February, I had the honour of addressing one of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s (OECD) Policy...
F4B
Mar 19, 20212 min read
Join the F4B Team: Portfolio Manager
F4B is seeking someone to join the team as a Portfolio Manager. The aim of the role is to help build out and oversee the successful...
F4B
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Nature and Climate Bond Facility in the news
Bloomberg Nature Bonds May Be the Next Big Thing for Emerging Markets The group’s proposals would tie the cost of debt repayments to...
F4B
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Nature Bonds May Be the Next Big Thing for Emerging Markets
Todd Gillespie and Greg Ritchie of Bloomberg reported on F4B's work on a Nature and Climate debt facility: Emerging-market nations are...
F4B
Feb 26, 20211 min read
Follow the Money
Simon Zadek has started a monthly column for Environmental Finance. In his first column he outlines a five-point proposal for aligning...
F4B
Feb 25, 20213 min read
F4B Proposes a Bond Facility for Nature and Climate
A new report from F4B calls for the establishment of a ‘Nature and Climate Sovereign Bond Facility’. The Nature and Climate Sovereign...
F4B
Feb 23, 20211 min read
Work with F4B: Project Manager role
F4B are seeking a full-time Project Manager to manage the successful delivery of new work programme from both an administrative and...
F4B
Feb 12, 20213 min read
Global Covid-19 stimulus continues to damage environment – but US could catalyse greener recovery
Our 5th Greenness of Stimulus Index is released today. It shows that Global Covid-19 stimulus measures are continuing to have a net...
F4B
Feb 11, 20218 min read
Finance and Illegal Trade in Wildlife
John Scanlon of the Elephant Protection Initiative spoke at a recent covening by F4B on nature and illicit finance. As you might expect,...
F4B
Feb 10, 20211 min read
F4B Responds to the Dasgupta Review
Finance for Biodiversity (F4B) warmly welcomes the Dasgupta Review on the Economics of Biodiversity for having set out the arguments for...
F4B
Feb 10, 20212 min read
GSI: US could catalyse greener recovery
The latest Greenness of Stimulus Index (GSI) outlines the potentially transformative effect of the new administration under US President...
F4B
Feb 2, 20213 min read
The Dasgupta Review published
F4B welcomes the publication of the final report of Professor Sir Partha Dasgupta "Review on the Economics of Biodiversity". The Review...
F4B
Jan 29, 20212 min read
Watch: Aligning finance with nature’s needs, in China and beyond
With China hosting its first ever multilateral environmental summit (CBD COP15), this is an important moment to mark and create space for...
F4B
Jan 28, 20211 min read
McKinsey and WEF: "there is no clear path to deliver climate mitigation without investing in nature"
McKinsey and the World Economic Forum have published a new report which argues that Natural climate solutions (NCS) are critical to...
F4B
Jan 26, 20211 min read
2 in 3 banks have no commitments to stop financing deforestation
Global Canopy's Forest 500 report, published today (26 January), analyses the portfolio holdings and governance commitments of 150 banks...
F4B
Jan 26, 20211 min read
Asset managers say data is the biggest barrier to considering biodiversity in investment
A new study by RI and Credit Suisse Unearthing Investor Action on Biodiversity asked asset owners and managers how they are addressing...
F4B
Jan 25, 20211 min read
F4B's Simon Zadek at the Natural Capital Investment Conference
F4B is pleased to take part in the annual Natural Capital Investment conference being held by Environmental Finance on on 4 March 2021...
F4B
Jan 25, 20211 min read
Jair Bolsonaro could face charges in The Hague over Amazon rainforest
The Guardian - 23 Jan 2021 Jair Bolsonaro could face charges in the international criminal court (ICC) after being accused of crimes...