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Sustainability Data America 2025 conference round-up

Despite the ESG backlash, the hunt for material ESG data continues. Peter Cripps reports

SDG data remains 'tricky', conference hears

Collecting data on the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) remains a difficult task for investors, according to an Environmental Finance conference.

ESG needs to go on 'weightloss journey', says investor

Backlash against ESG is not necessarily a bad thing, an investor has told an Environmental Finance conference, as it called for a more 'slimmed down' approach.

Anti-ESG politics should largely be 'blocked out', conference hears

It is not the duty of investors to keep up with political trends, an asset manager told an Environmental Finance conference.

Republican plan to gut IRA threatens private investment in US, Ceres warns

Largest companies to be given reprieve from extra CSRD reporting

Canadian financial institutions back initiative for 'credible transition plans'

Global partnerships can make AI our climate co-pilot

From precision agriculture to predictive modelling of extreme weather, AI has immense potential to help countries reduce greenhouse gas emissions and adapt to the impacts of climate change, writes Stephen Minas

Physical climate risks already feeding inflation, says NGFS chair

Physical climate risks are already feeding through to increased inflation, demonstrating that climate change "is within the core mandate" of central banks, according to the chair of the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

German Chancellor calls for 'complete repeal' of EU CSDDD

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a "complete repeal" of EU directives including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).