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🔑 The time is now The 2026 grants provide strategic resources for those ready to scale innovation with social, environmental, and economic impact.

🌱 How do we close the finance gap for nature, climate, and resilience? Starting tomorrow 6 May, IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) is launching "Wednesdays of Finance", a 3-part webinar series unpacking carbon markets, biodiversity credits, and innovative finance for #NatureBasedSolutions. For the PEDRR community, this matters: scaling Eco-DRR requires understanding these tools, even when they’re complex or debated. Carbon finance, in particular, raises important questions around integrity, impact, and equity. 📅 Join the first session tomorrow! 👉 Demystifying Carbon Finance https://lnkd.in/e5N62Wfz Join and be part of the shift toward nature-positive, risk-informed investment. #NbS #EcoDRR #ClimateFinance #BiodiversityFinance

System Investing and System Finance paper from Dark Matter Laboratories https://lnkd.in/d2R-Aafk The complex challenges facing today’s world, ranging from climate change to social inequities, require investment strategies that go far beyond short-term returns or single-issue interventions. This is where system investing steps in. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, system investing recognises that lasting solutions emerge when entire ecosystems — economic, social, and environmental — are strengthened from within.

From stories to scale: What does responsible investing look like in numbers? In our Responsible Investments Annual Report 2025, the case studies show how we engage and drive change. But the bigger picture is just as important: • NOK 232 billion invested in sustainability-themed funds and portfolios • 47% of our AUM in companies with science-based climate targets • 1,400+ company meetings voted on • 340+ company engagements across climate, biodiversity, human rights and more • 5/5 stars in PRI’s assessment across all reported indicators These figures reflect how responsible investment is embedded across our portfolios, not as a niche, but as a core part of how we invest. We will continue building on this progress in the years ahead. Explore more insights in our Responsible Investments Annual Report 2025: https://lnkd.in/eY7r6nnR

From stories to scale: What does responsible investing look like in numbers? In our Responsible Investments Annual Report 2025, the case studies show how we engage and drive change. But the bigger picture is just as important: • NOK 232 billion invested in sustainability-themed funds and portfolios • 47% of our AUM in companies with science-based climate targets • 1,400+ company meetings voted on • 340+ company engagements across climate, biodiversity, human rights and more • 5/5 stars in PRI’s assessment across all reported indicators These figures reflect how responsible investment is embedded across our portfolios, not as a niche, but as a core part of how we invest. We will continue building on this progress in the years ahead. Explore more insights in our Responsible Investments Annual Report 2025: https://lnkd.in/eY7r6nnR

🌊 Featured Press Release — Monaco to Host Blue Economy and Finance Forum 2026 Global leaders will gather at the Grimaldi Forum for the Blue Economy and Finance Forum 2026. The forum will spotlight sustainable ocean investment and introduce Innovation Awards recognizing impactful solutions shaping the future of marine conservation. A key international platform reinforcing Monaco’s leadership in sustainable finance and environmental innovation. 🔗 Read more: https://lnkd.in/gf7PgPPM #Monaco #BlueEconomy #Sustainability #ClimateAction #Finance

System Investing and System Finance paper from Dark Matter Laboratories https://lnkd.in/eRTeHBMf The complex challenges facing today’s world, ranging from climate change to social inequities, require investment strategies that go far beyond short-term returns or single-issue interventions. This is where system investing steps in. Rather than treating symptoms in isolation, system investing recognises that lasting solutions emerge when entire ecosystems — economic, social, and environmental — are strengthened from within. 

🌿 How can finance help scale nature-based solutions for climate and community resilience? Nature-based solutions can contribute significantly to climate mitigation and adaptation, while supporting biodiversity, livelihoods and community resilience. Yet in many emerging markets, they remain underfinanced. For the financial sector, this presents an important opportunity to help close the gap. The UN Environment Programme, in partnership with IFC - International Finance Corporation’s Alliance for Green Commercial Banks and UN Women, is pleased to co-host the public webinar “Banking on Nature: Unlocking the Potential of Nature-based Solutions for Climate & Community Resilience”. The session will explore: 🌱 How commercial banks are financing nature-based solutions — from forest restoration and blue carbon to regenerative agriculture 💡 Blended finance, biodiversity credits, and resilience‑focused investment models 🤝 What makes nature-based solution projects bankable — and how financial and project risks can be managed 📋 Policy frameworks and enabling conditions that support investment at scale 📅 Friday, 8 May 2026 🕒 15:00–16:00 HKT | 14:00–15:00 BKK | 12:30–13:30 IST 🔗 Register here: https://lnkd.in/gdApFCmW

On returning from leave last week (it was very nice, thanks 😎 ) I was pleased to see that the UK Government’s summary of responses to the consultation on voluntary carbon and nature markets had been published 🪱 🌱 🌳 💸 https://lnkd.in/esbyibeC Our team, led by Julie Ingram, contributed evidence from our research on voluntary soil carbon markets, and it’s encouraging to see several areas of strong alignment with the wider stakeholder feedback: ·      Capacity building and supply-side support 🤝 - our research identified a strong role for upskilling and implementation support, along with financial support for landowners and land managers to overcome upfront costs. ·      Strong, inclusive governance frameworks and greater transparency ⚖️ - our data identified a role for standardisation to improve integrity within the fragmented and rapidly developing soil carbon market. ·      Greater clarity on high integrity approaches for insetting 🔍 - our research found insetting to often be somewhat opaque and under-scrutinised compared to offsetting. The summary of feedback overall clearly recognises the challenges around implementation, particularly costs, complexity, and accessibility for smaller projects and land-based sectors 🚜. We’re continuing to explore these issues and more at Countryside and Community Research Institute (CCRI), with an academic paper on voluntary soil carbon markets currently under review. Watch this space 👀

World Economic Forum (WEF) Turning the Tide: A Financier’s Guide to Investing in Blue Carbon Ecosystems [14 April 2026] https://lnkd.in/gJkBeTNK or https://lnkd.in/gjshd8t9   Mangroves, tidal marshes and seagrass meadows underpin climate resilience, coastal economies and biodiversity, but remain critically underfunded. Despite their scale and value, they attract less than 1% of international climate finance.   This guide is for financial institutions seeking to integrate blue carbon ecosystems into their investment strategies. The report outlines four pathways for doing so via sustainability credits, supply chains, infrastructure and insurance. It identifies key barriers such as regulatory complexity, high transaction costs and limited project scale, and outlines eight actionable interventions for financial institutions to unlock investment – from blended finance to risk-sharing tools. Grounded in market realities and community needs, the guide shows how blue carbon can evolve into a scalable investment theme with clear commercial and impact potential.