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Sustainable bond issuance breaks downward trend with rise in Q2

Sustainable bond issuance experienced a modest rebound in the second quarter of 2022, ending five consecutive quarters of declining issuance amid increasingly challenging fixed income market conditions.

EcoVadis buys sustainability data company

TNFD: The problem of 'exploding' data

Nature-related data is booming, bringing the problem of data gaps alongside the benefit of more information, David Craig tells Thomas Cox

Japan consults on ESG data 'code of conduct'

Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has published what is believed to be a world-first 'code of conduct' for providers of environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and evaluations.

De Cambourg backed for EFRAG sustainability reporting role

Patrick de Cambourg has received the support of the European Parliament's committee on legal affairs to become chair of EFRAG's Sustainability Reporting Board.

FSB chair hints at end of TCFD with 'handover' to ISSB

The chair of the body that created the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has hinted that the foundational disclosure initiative may be coming to an end.

FSB identifies global sustainability assurance standards among priorities

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has identified the development of globally applicable sustainability assurance standards among key areas of work to promote sustainable finance.

WTW acquires Butterwire to boost climate risk analytics

Insurers need more "non-standard" data on climate change, BoE warns

Insurers will need "a lot of non-standard information" about their supply chains and customers to assess how climate change could hit their businesses...

Low-support ESG shareholder resolutions jump as proposals rise

The proportion of US environmental and social shareholder resolutions which achieved only low-level investor support has surged in 2022.