Assessment of nature-related financing and investment opportunities in Kenya

Produced by FSD Kenya, GIZ, and FMO, this report outlines the landscape for nature-related finance in Kenya. It identifies priority sectors, business models, and instruments to scale investment. Case studies show how banks, DFIs, and local enterprises can align revenue models with nature-positive outcomes. The report highlights financing gaps, policy constraints, and opportunities to crowd in private capital for resilience, biodiversity, and sustainable livelihoods.

Scope 3 decarbonisation: Practitioner challenges

This Ramboll report draws on deep interviews with over 30 companies to understand the barriers to effective Scope 3 emissions reduction. It identifies persistent implementation challenges, from poor data visibility and supplier coordination to weak financing and reporting standards. Many companies struggle to move beyond targets to real reductions, especially in complex, global value chains. The report offers priority actions for business and policymakers, including clearer accounting rules, capacity support, financing instruments, and cross-sectoral collaboration to close the action gap on Scope 3.

NDCs as levers for prosperity, health & resilience

Climate Crisis Advisory Group argues that NDCs must go beyond emissions targets to unlock co-benefits like health, jobs, and resilience. The report outlines how just transition principles and localised, inclusive policy design can strengthen national climate strategies and deliver prosperity for the most vulnerable.

A confident carbon market: Business perspectives

This VCMI – Accenture study explores the key concerns and opportunities shaping corporate engagement in voluntary carbon markets based on input from 65+ companies and 60 market reports. While carbon markets remain essential to climate ambition, risks currently outweigh perceived benefits. Businesses call for clarity on how and when to use credits. Framework alignment, credit quality assurance, and clearer financial value cases are seen as critical to increasing corporate investment and restoring momentum.

Corporate buyers in the voluntary carbon market (July 2025)

This AlliedOffsets report analyses voluntary carbon market activity by corporate buyers, revealing that demand remains highly concentrated, with Microsoft and Meta leading. Financial services and tech dominate volumes, but new entrants across sectors are emerging. It explores buyer motivations, retirement trends, and offsetting behavior, including how different sectors approach Scope 3. Regional and company-level insights show growing attention to integrity, price signals, and permanence. The report includes a leaderboard, strategy breakdowns, and trends in project types and geographies.

CDR: State of the market (July 2025)

This AlliedOffsets market overview tracks the surge in carbon dioxide removal (CDR) activity in H1 2025. While Microsoft continues to dominate demand, biochar and biomass-based methods lead in issuance. The report unpacks buyer trends, price shifts, and early diversification into DAC, ERW, and mineralization.

Linkages between Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and Voluntary Carbon Markets: Nordic Perspectives and Points of Convergence

Published by Carbon Limits for the Nordic Initiative for Cooperative Approaches, this report examines the relationship between Article 6 of the Paris Agreement and voluntary carbon markets. It outlines where the two systems can support each other through harmonised crediting approaches, shared infrastructure, and safeguards. The analysis highlights Nordic priorities, such as environmental integrity, robust accounting, and avoiding market fragmentation, and recommends measures for enabling Article 6-aligned credit use in corporate claims and financing structures.