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Earth’s Balance Sheet

Chris Hall

“Consider soil pollution, a growing liability,” he says, adding that a significant portion of habitable land is dedicated to agriculture, yet soil health is declining. This imbalance between nature-related assets and liabilities poses a substantial challenge, he says, given the need to balance the books over the course of the next 20 to 30 years. (..)

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Sustainability trends 2023

Carlos Sanchez

Among investors, sustainable investing is evolving from negative screening toward engaging with companies. Impact investing is getting traction and, in 2022, reached 1.2 trillion in AUM, according to a report by the Global Investing Network. Consequently the information ESG investors are seeking is changing too.

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This Week’s Tech and Tools News: Impact Cubed Tools Target Greenwashing

Chris Hall

Carbon credits rating provider Sylvera has added carbon credit pricing from Xpansiv Market CBL , the spot exchange for carbon offsets, to its carbon intelligence platform. In a separate move, ACX has agreed to jointly develop a carbon marketplace in Indonesia with CarbonX , an Indonesian carbon asset developer.

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A Measured Approach

Chris Hall

Sir Ronald Cohen, veteran venture capitalist and impact investing guru, explains why he believes we’re on the verge of an impact revolution. Last month, the IFVI issued its draft methodology for impact accounting, building on the work of Harvard Business School’s Impact-Weighted Accounts Initiative , which Cohen also chaired.

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The ESG Interview: Profits that Don’t Cost the Earth

Chris Hall

However, McMahon is realistic about the amount of investment institutions will allocate to real assets, and within that, how much will make it to sustainable agriculture specifically. “An When it comes to agricultural and forestry carbon management, it’s private sector actors driving change by buying carbon credits.”.