Nature-based solutions offer a promising pathway to transform our global food system. As we face the challenge of feeding 10 billion people by 2050, the focus must shift from maximizing output to prioritizing sustainable production. #biodiversityfinance #naturefinance Joshua Gill Cristina Pirela Sergiy Zorya Francis Addeah Darko Mansur Ahmed, PhD Bhavya Srivastava Irina Likhachova Veronica Nyhan Jones Helena Dill Beatrice Phillips https://lnkd.in/e33uhw_t
IFC Climate & Sustainability
International Trade and Development
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Advancing climate business and sustainability in emerging markets
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IFC is working to mobilize private capital to address climate change in the world's most challenging markets and support sustainability initiatives that prioritize environmental stewardship and social equity. Our industry-standard environmental and social governance standards help build trust and foster a business environment that values ethical practices and long-term sustainability. Learn more about IFC Climate Business: www.ifc.org/climatebusiness Learn more about IFC ESG & Sustainability: www.ifc.org/sustainability
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A new The World Bank study tracks 🌿 #greentech adoption, analyzing over 10,000 firms' earnings calls across 79 countries from 2012 through 2021. The study links this data with patents, #carbonemissions, and firm relationships, providing evidence on the spread of #greentech like #biofuels, geothermal energy, LED technology, drones, and hybrid/electric vehicles. The study highlights the growing importance of green technologies since 2019. Here's more: ✅ #Greentech is spreading rapidly across firms and countries ✅The evidence shows real impact ✅Business networks drive technology diffusion ✅Smart policies make a big difference https://lnkd.in/d3u3zJpa Paulo Bastos Lucio Castro
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As businesses increasingly recognize the critical role of nature in their operations, investing in biodiverse forest initiatives offers a practical and effective solution to address climate and #biodiversity goals. Irina Likhachova Helena Dill Beatrice Phillips Lisa Da Silva Veronica Nyhan Jones https://lnkd.in/eCh7Ur-T
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Black carbon is a climate pollutant that gets released into the atmosphere when fossil fuels and biomass are not burned thoroughly, such as from diesel exhaust fumes, coal power plants, and household cooking and heating. https://lnkd.in/epESrWcu
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IFC - International Finance Corporation and Attijariwafa bank Egypt (AWB Egypt) are partnering to bolster the Bank’s capital position and help it deliver on its strategy to support small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and the growth of #climatefinance in #Egypt. https://lnkd.in/euv5puPM
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📢 🌿 NEW from UN Environment Programme, UNEP-WCMC and the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI): A Comparison of Nature-related Assessments and Disclosure Frameworks and Standards. ✅ Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) ✅ International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) ✅ Natural Capital ✅ Science Based Targets Network (SBTN) ✅ Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) #naturefinance #biodiversityfinance Irina Likhachova Veronica Nyhan Jones Helena Dill Beatrice Phillips https://lnkd.in/eNYxiVr8
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From McKinsey & Company: A roadmap to help the private sector develop and implement a #naturefinance plan to help close a $700 billion annual nature financing gap is essential to halting and reversing #biodiversity loss by 2030. https://lnkd.in/e746xBkr Veronica Nyhan Jones Irina Likhachova Helena Dill Beatrice Phillips
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IFC - International Finance Corporation's Alfonso García Mora: “Water is a huge problem for the next decades, and instruments like #bluebonds help us to direct much more financing towards this type of asset in a way that can be monitored and that can be standardised." https://lnkd.in/eiDXPp_R IFC Financial Institutions IFC Infrastructure Elena Renjel #bluefinance #oceanfinance #oceaneconomy
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Climate change is accelerating the melting of the world’s mountain glaciers, according to a massive new study that found them shrinking more than twice as fast as in the early 2000s. https://lnkd.in/eR9dQYrB
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A new analysis from The World Bank's Hania Kronfol and Eduardo Antonio Jimenez Sandoval shows that despite the growing awareness of the need to address climate change, data showed that tax incentives rewarding polluting activity are far more prevalent than those supporting environmental sustainability. https://lnkd.in/eRyBM-nc