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The EIOPA released its revised Staff Paper on the low uptake of natural catastrophe insurance in Europe. It examines barriers preventing consumers from buying such insurance and proposes consumer-tested solutions to boost resilience to extreme weather events.
According to a recent study published by Morgan Stanley, sustainable funds have outperformed its peers in 2023. Indeed, sustainable funds outperformed traditional funds with a median return of 12.6%, outperforming traditional funds (at +8.6%), and saw a 15% increase in assets under management, reaching $3.4 trillion.
The Nature Restoration law was adopted by the European Parliament. The new law sets the objective of restoring at least 20% of the EU's land and sea areas by 2030 and all the ecosystems that need it by 2050.