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Omnibus regulation being considered to simplify sustainability rules, Commission says
26 November 2024Work to "simplify" sustainability disclosure rules "might result in omnibus amendments ... that seek to amend several acts", a spokesperson for the European Commission said, following reports suggesting such a move sparked concern among commentators.
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WollemAI joins forces on farm data
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Iceberg launches sovereign climate and biodiversity dataset
25 November 2024Iceberg Data Lab (IDL) has launched a dataset assessing the "true impact" of 120 countries on climate change and biodiversity impact, including their progress towards the Paris Agreement goals.
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Republicans could back US CBAM but SEC climate rule unlikely to survive, Ceres says
25 November 2024A Trump-led Republican Party could support the development of a carbon tax on imports, even as it pushes to deregulate and cut other climate-related measures, according to Ceres.
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EU sustainability 'omnibus' regulations 'like a bad omelette'
25 November 2024The EU plans to combine a trio of major sustainable finance-related disclosure rules into a combined 'omnibus' regulation risks just consolidating rather than correcting problems with the existing regulations, a senior sustainable finance executive in Asia told Environmental Finance.
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EU proposal to bring sustainable finance rules into single regulation risks 'chaos'
22 November 2024Suggestions that the EU could bring sustainable finance-related disclosure rules into a single, 'omnibus' regulation to "reduce the reporting burden" risks unnecessary chaos, thinktank E3G has said.
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Gensler to depart SEC
22 November 2024 -
IFRS unveils guide to materiality assessment for sustainability reports
20 November 2024 -
La Banque Postale invests in ESG data startup
20 November 2024Financial services group La Banque Postale has invested - via its venture capital fund, 115K - in a French ESG-focused fintech start-up.
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COP29: Accounting association pushes countries to adopt ISSB standards
19 November 2024