Virginia Furness

London

Correspondent at Reuters

Sustainable finance @Reuters. [email protected]. Tweets and opinions my own.

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Analysis-Investors want clear ocean management rules to scale up funding

1 week ago | msn.com | Simon Jessop |Virginia Furness |Kate Abnett

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UN ocean conference: $10bn in raised funds a drop in the bucket to protect high seas

1 week ago | businesslive.co.za | Simon Jessop |Virginia Furness |Kate Abnett

Support our award-winning journalism. The Premium package (digital only) is R30 for the first month and thereafter you pay R129 p/m now ad-free for all subscribers. People pose on the Promenade des Anglais during the third UN Ocean Conference, in Nice, France, June 10 2025.
Development banks to invest 3 billion euros in ocean plastics fight

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Simon Jessop |Virginia Furness |Kate Abnett

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Development banks to invest $3.4 billion in ocean plastics fight

2 weeks ago | bilyonaryo.com | Simon Jessop |Virginia Furness |Kate Abnett

SOURCE: Reuters Clean Oceans Initiative 2.0 expands scope of plan Will also target upstream issues such as packaging Asian Development Bank joins group; others may follow By Simon Jessop, Virginia Furness and Kate Abnett LONDON, June 9 (Reuters) – A group of development banks plans to invest at least 3 billion euros ($3.4 billion) by the end of the decade in tackling plastic pollution in the sea, expanding the scope and financial firepower of what remains the world’s biggest effort to fix the...
Horse racing-Lambourn wins Epsom Derby for O'Brien

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Virginia Furness

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Horse racing-Lambourn wins Epsom Derby for O'Brien

2 weeks ago | reuters.com | Virginia Furness

EPSOM, England, June 7 (Reuters) - Front-running Lambourn roared to victory in the 246th running of the Epsom Derby on Saturday, a record-extending 11th win in the race for trainer Aidan O'Brien. Lambourn, who went into the race at 13-2, set a blistering gallop under jockey Wayne Lordan to beat the Charlie Johnston-trained Lazy Griff into second place. Sign up here.
EIB commits 15 billion euros to protect EU's water resources

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Virginia Furness |Kate Abnett

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Horse racing-Small-scale breeder aims for success in 19-strong Derby field

3 weeks ago | reuters.com | Virginia Furness

EPSOM, England, June 4 (Reuters) - A small-time breeder with just four mares to her name will take on industry titans with her homebred Pride Of Arras in Saturday's 19-strong Epsom Derby line-up. Run over a mile and a half, the race is the most important test of stamina and speed for a generation of three-year-old thoroughbreds. Sign up here. Now in its 246th edition, the unique horseshoe-shaped track can make or break the fortune of the sport's future breeding stars.
EIB commits 15 billion euros to protect EU’s water resources

3 weeks ago | kfgo.com | Virginia Furness |Kate Abnett

By Virginia Furness and Kate AbnettLONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Investment Bank pledged on Wednesday to invest 15 billion euros ($17 billion) in projects that help reduce water pollution, prevent water wastage and support innovative businesses in the water sector over the next three years.
EIB commits 15 billion euros to protect EU's water resources

3 weeks ago | today.westlaw.com | Kate Abnett |Virginia Furness

LONDON/BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Investment Bank pledged on Wednesday to invest 15 billion euros ($17 billion) in projects that help reduce water pollution, prevent water wastage and support innovative businesses in the water sector over the...