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HESTA CIO Sonya Sawtell-Rickson told the ASFA Conference that having confidence and trust in biodiversity credits was vital to ensuring they become investable.

The institutional investors participated in a Series B round for Loam Bio led by Lowercarbon Capital and Wollemi Capital, taking the start-up’s total funding to A$150m.

Anterra Capital, Astanor Ventures, Earth First Food Ventures and Milltrust International all tell Agri Investor the time is right to take advantage of the tech slump.

A carbon credit with inherently questionable value is no good for the climate or the sector but it is also no good to throw the baby out with the bathwater.

Beetaloo Aggregation in Northern Australia presents ‘huge’ carbon offset opportunity across more than 1 million ha.

The Chubb Review into the framework surrounding ACCUs has produced 16 recommendations that will help to increase certainty in Australia’s carbon market.

A government-commissioned review into Australia’s carbon crediting framework has backed the scheme as ‘well-designed’ but calls for improvements to transparency and governance.

The firm’s natural capital vehicle has invested in a 400ha regenerative almond project in Spain, while its carbon strategy has backed the two million ha Restore Africa initiative.

The French firm said it will be ‘expanding its range of sustainable thematic products with the launch of nature-based solutions, likely to cover areas such as forestry, agriculture and carbon optimization.’

The Chubb Review is examining the integrity of Australian Carbon Credit Units after criticism from researchers at two universities earlier in 2022.