Pollination and Mizuho Bank announce strategic partnership to drive the global decarbonisation and nature agenda

Pollination, a leading climate and nature solutions firm, have announced a strategic partnership with Mizuho Bank that will help drive decarbonisation of the global economy and a nature positive future. Mizuho Bank will invest US $20 million for a minority equity stake to further accelerate Pollination’s growth, including its investment strategy and decarbonisation projects. The partnership also extends Pollination’s reach in key markets including Japan, South-East Asia, EMEA and Australia, and will enhance Mizuho Bank’s ability to support its clients in development and implementation of decarbonisation and nature strategies. The…

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Integrity at the forefront as biodiversity credit markets grow

Voluntary biodiversity credit schemes globally are displaying a commitment to high-integrity market features as buyers demonstrate their willingness to engage, a new report finds. The State of Voluntary Biodiversity Credit Markets Report, from climate and nature firm Pollination, finds that. despite the nascent state of voluntary biodiversity credit markets and schemes, credits purchased to date are directly linked to the regeneration, protection and stewardship of up to 125,000 hectares of nature. The report finds that between US$325,000 and US$1.85 million worth of voluntary biodiversity credits have been sold globally, the…

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Pollination sets out roadmap for financing global shift to regenerative agriculture

Pollination, a leading global climate and nature investment and advisory firm, has published a new report exploring what food industry leaders and companies can do to bridge the capability gap and find solutions for meeting the cost of transforming global food systems. In Resilient Farms and Food Supply: Who Foots the Bill?, Pollination shares its extensive experience working across the global food industry to deliver innovative financial solutions as part of practical roadmaps for change. Ahead of Climate Week NYC 2024 – which features a significant programme dedicated to the…

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Company directors should consider company’s nature-related risks, landmark English law legal opinion finds

Company directors should consider their company’s nature-related risks as part of their legal duties under the law of England and Wales, a landmark legal opinion has found. It warns that failure to identify and assess latent financial risks arising from a company’s unaddressed nature-related impacts and dependencies could expose directors to increased shareholder scrutiny and legal consequences under the Companies Act 2006. Directors can document active consideration of these risks to protect from litigation like the recent ClientEarth v Shell case (see further below). Nature-related risks (which encompass, but are…

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Pollination awarded Terra Carta Seal by Sustainable Markets Initiative

Pollination is proud to announce that it has been awarded the 2023 Terra Carta Seal. The Seal recognises global companies which are actively leading the charge to create a climate and nature-positive future.   The Terra Carta Seal is awarded to companies which have demonstrated the success of a high-impact, large scale company-wide project, initiative or strategy which aligns with one or more of the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s ten Terra Carta Articles. The Articles underpin the Terra Carta, the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s guiding mandate which provides a roadmap and framework to…

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