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Tracking global investment in nature

To get a sense of how global nature finance is evolving, we asked a range of institutional investors about their experiences investing in nature. We uncovered their motivations, ambitions, and what they consider to be the greatest risks and opportunities in the nature space – forming the backbone of the inaugural Pollination Nature Finance Focus report.

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Climate Asset Management raises $650 mln to invest in nature projects

14 December 2022 / published on REUTERS

Climate Asset Management, the specialist “natural capital” investment manager formed by HSBC Asset Management (HSBA.L) and climate change advisory firm Pollination Group, said it has raised $650 million for projects which aim to protect the environment.

Its investors are corporates, ranging from some of the top global 100 companies to smaller niche players, Martin Berg, CAM’s chief investment officer, said. Rather than financial returns, these investors will receive carbon credits.

“We thought the main target (for the funds) would be institutional investors but we now recognise corporates are key players … they are really becoming (big) investors in this,” he said.

Through its Natural Capital Strategy’s flagship 15-year Natural Capital Fund, CAM is targeting a 10% return on investment before fees on projects in regenerative agriculture and forestry in developed markets. CAM’s second strategy, its Nature Based Carbon Strategy, taps into increasing corporate demand for verifiable carbon offsets and will finance nature-based carbon projects in developing economies.

Navigating the speedbumps on your net zero journey

04 September 2024 / WORDS BY Beth Keddie

It turns out the execution part of net zero transition can be difficult, but for forward looking corporate leaders, this cannot become an excuse to slow down.

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It’s time for boards to see double when it comes to materiality

03 September 2024 / WORDS BY Anna Hancock

With only a modest lift, the humble Materiality Assessment can become a cornerstone of sustainability and strategy capability.

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With a Closer Look, SEC Climate Disclosure Rules Could Help Voluntary Carbon Market Investments

23 July 2024 / WORDS BY Pollination Law

The voluntary carbon market (VCM) is undergoing significant changes to bolster governance and improve transparency and trust in the climate outcomes it delivers.

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Inside Pollination: Beth Keddie on how transdisciplinary problem solving is the key to unlocking change (faster).

11 July 2024 / WORDS BY POLLINATION

Beth Keddie joined Pollination in 2021 and was recently promoted to Managing Director. We sat down with Beth to discuss her journey to Pollination, how she’s driving change, and her priorities for the future.

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From Bonn to Baku: Positive Article 6 developments must be followed by action at COP29

17 June 2024 / WORDS BY Maggie Comstock

Each year, countries convene in Bonn, Germany to hash out the technical elements of the Paris Agreement. Pollination participated in the intersessional meetings with a particular focus on Article 6 of the Paris Agreement. Pollination Director Maggie Comstock shares her key takeaways from the week’s discussions.

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Harnessing data for nature: how businesses can lead with natural capital accounting

25 May 2024 / WORDS BY Pollination

Drawing on expertise from various sectors, Pollination’s Head of Nature, Dr. Carter Ingram, recently co-led the development of a new peer-reviewed paper in the Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B, exploring how businesses can leverage natural capital accounting to evaluate, manage, and report their impacts and dependencies on nature. We sat down with Carter to learn more about this growing body of work and how it will enable more informed nature-related business practices and investments.

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