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Biodiversity Conservation: Agreement Relies on Controversial Financing Approaches

"Relying on failed approaches such as REDD and biodiversity credits or advocating for the financing of forest protection through speculation on the capital market will only aggravate the biodiversity crisis."

"Controversial financing instruments have gained importance in biodiversity conservation efforts since the Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted in 2022. Biodiversity certificates and nature conservation funds primarily generate their income on the capital market. But turning nature into an investment object will not stop the biodiversity crisis." >>
https://www.boell.de/en/2026/02/03/global-biodiversity-framework-agreement-relies-controversial-financing-approaches
#biodiversity #conservation #nativeForests #nature #extractivism #financialisation

Biodiversity Conservation: Agreement Relies on Controversial Financing Approaches | Heinrich Böll Stiftung

Controversial financing instruments have gained importance in biodiversity conservation efforts since the Global Biodiversity Framework was adopted in 2022. But turning nature into an investment object will not stop the biodiversity crisis.

Heinrich Böll Stiftung

gimulnautti Feb 5

Financial systems no longer reflect reality. Data centers in space are the Tulip Craze of out time! #space #datacenters #financialisation #elonmusk #stupidideas #numbergoup #debt

Toni Aittoniemi Jan 24

Wait, Max! Are you saying the stockmarket climbing in recessions is effectively INFLATION??!! 🤯🤯🤯

https://youtube.com/watch?v=V57Qt-6z-_Y

#stockmarket #inflation #economics #financialisation

Why is the stock market so good when the economy is so bad?

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Toni Aittoniemi Jan 10

@RichardJMurphy Hi Richard!

I think private money creation makes Donald Trump, oil & Venezuela make sense.

Tell me what you think of this analysis!

https://youtube.com/shorts/54x3b3LkgE8

#venezuela #oil #financialisation #mmt #postkeynesianism #debt #trump #economy #privatebanking

Private money creation through investment banking with it’s large size make DJTs policies make sense

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Richard Hull Dec 15

Clever Concept - 'Parasiti-Capitalism' - from @[email protected] guest post on @[email protected] substack. #Financialisation #ExtractiveCapitalism #Enshitification graceblakeley.substack.com/p/parasiti-c...

Parasiti-capitalism: How Inves...

Parasiti-capitalism: How Investors Drain Companies and Call It Growth

How modern capital captures control, drains cash flow, and leaves economies weaker.

Grace Blakeley

BellingenNSW Dec 7

"Airbnb eating up long-term housing"

First responders: Police, paramedics and firefighters (and essential workers and volunteers) are being forced to live well outside of town. >>
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-12-07/first-responders-struggling-to-find-a-home-in-noosa/106095684
#housing #rentierisation #financialisation #extractivism #NSW #Airbnb #cars #roads #traffic #emergency #access

Rethinking Economics Blindern Sep 18, 2025

Revisiting financialisation in the context of Norway

October 16, 2025, 4:15:00 PM CEST - GMT+2 - Eilert Sundts hus, Auditorium 4, 0851, Oslo, Norway

https://gjer.no/events/2ccacb0e-a1a2-49d8-966a-48646299b915

Christophe Bousquet Sep 3, 2025

Insightful paper on the consequences of the rise of ultra-processed foods in our diet, both for public health and planetary health.

What is the purpose of ultra-processed food? An exploratory analysis of the #financialisation of ultra-processed food #corporations and implications for public health

"The findings of this study have several important implications for public health advocates, researchers, and policy-makers. Importantly, the operationalisation of ‘shareholder primacy’ by major UPF corporations undermines the claims made by these corporations that they are contributing to sustainable development, such as by ‘creating shared value’ or building sustainable economies. It is indeed very difficult to reconcile such claims with the ways in which the same corporations are transferring an increasing proportion of the money they generate through UPF sales, a large proportion of which comes from the income of lower-income households in high-income countries and citizens in low-and-middle countries, to shareholders and the ultimate owners of assets under management, a group over-represented by the wealthy in high-income countries"

#UltraProcessedFoods
#PublicHealth

https://globalizationandhealth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12992-023-00990-1

What is the purpose of ultra-processed food? An exploratory analysis of the financialisation of ultra-processed food corporations and implications for public health - Globalization and Health

Background In recent decades there has been a global rise in consumption of ultra-processed foods (UPFs) to the detriment of population health and the environment. Large corporations that have focused heavily on low-cost manufacturing and extensive marketing of UPFs to maximise profits have driven this dietary transition. The same corporations claim to serve the interests of multiple ‘stakeholders’, and that they are contributing to sustainable development. This paper aimed to test these claims by examining the degree to which UPF corporations have become ‘financialised’, focusing on the extent to which they have prioritised the financial interests of their shareholders relative to other actors, as well as the role that various types of investors have played in influencing their governance. Findings were used to inform discussion on policy responses to improve the healthiness of population diets. Methods We adopted an exploratory research design using multiple methods. We conducted quantitative analysis of the financial data of U.S. listed food and agricultural corporations between 1962 and 2021, share ownership data of a selection of UPF corporations, and proxy voting data of a selection of investors between 2012 and 2022. We also conducted targeted narrative reviews using structured and branching searches of academic and grey literature. Results Since the 1980s, corporations that depend heavily on manufacturing and marketing UPFs to generate profits have been increasingly transferring money to their shareholders relative to their total revenue, and at a level considerably higher than other food and agricultural sectors. In recent years, large hedge fund managers have had a substantial influence on the governance of major UPF corporations in their pursuit of maximising short-term returns. In comparison, shareholders seeking to take steps to improve population diets have had limited influence, in part because large asset managers mostly oppose public health-related shareholder proposals. Conclusions The operationalisation of ‘shareholder primacy’ by major UPF corporations has driven inequity and undermines their claims that they are creating ‘value’ for diverse actors. Measures that protect population diets and food systems from the extractive forces of financialisation are likely needed as part of efforts to improve the healthiness of population diets.

BioMed Central