'Voluntary action is not enough': 150 top investors demand ambitious global biodiversity treaty

Michael Holder
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Financial giants ramp up pressure on negotiators at COP15 with call for clear mandate in treaty requiring finance sector to align activities with nature goals

Scores of financial firms, banks, and institutional investors representing more than $24tr in assets worldwide have today called on world leaders to adopt an ambitious global nature treaty that establishes...

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