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'Improvements needed across the board' on nature targets, says Phoenix

Improvements are needed "across the board" to help scale up nature target setting - but particularly on data and investor methodologies, Phoenix Group has said.

SEC adopts watered down climate rule in landmark moment

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a landmark rule on climate-related disclosures, although it watered down elements of it, including no longer requiring disclosures on Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

ESG ratings to be regulated by UK Government

Environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers will be regulated by the UK Government, to "improve clarity and trust".

Canada's banks are 'obstructing' net zero goals and progresses, InfluenceMap finds

TPI reaches 150 supporters

Net zero frameworks are 'missing' avoided emissions

A standardised accounting method for calculating 'avoided emissions' is necessary to support net zero transition plans, Natixis and Mirova tell Michael Hurley

Australian disclosure standards' divergence from ISSB risks fragmentation, NBIM says

The divergence of proposed Australian climate disclosure standards from International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards risks undermining comparability of sustainability reports, according to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).

Gender board diversity closely linked with credit rating, Moody's claims

Two-thirds of US executives worried about ability to comply with SEC rules, survey says

Impact bonds to benefit from 'favourable' regulatory landscape in 2024, Insight Investment predicts

Impact bonds should benefit from a "more favourable" interest rate environment in 2024, as the market and regulatory landscape matures, predicted David McNeil, head of responsible investment research at Insight Investment.