UK and banking giants spearhead drive to combat nature-related financial risks

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The TNFD aims to create a new nature risk reporting framework next year
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The TNFD aims to create a new nature risk reporting framework next year

AXA, BNP Paribas, World Bank and others back plans for new Task Force for Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework

The UK and Swiss governments alongside 10 major banks have thrown their weight behind a new initiative announced today aimed at creating a global framework to measure and publicly report the financial...

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