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ISS to provide portfolio-level biodiversity analysis in 2023

ISS ESG will update its biodiversity impact assessment tool in the first half of 2023 to enable investors to evaluate their whole portfolio, rather than just individual companies, an executive has said.

ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference: Canada's climate disclosure rules to wait for ISSB

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) will wait and see how climate disclosure rules develop globally before finalising its requirements in this area.

S&P launches climate-focused bond index

UK social housing standard replicated in Australia

ICIS launches hydrogen price assessments

RepRisk & K2 Integrity to offer 'greenwashing' assessment

ESG risk data company RepRisk has partnered with K2 Integrity, a compliance and risk advisory firm, to provide 'greenwashing' analysis for investors complying with new sustainability requirements.

Investors clash on double materiality

Some of the world's largest investors fail to agree on the materiality approach the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) should take in its reporting standards, Morningstar research has revealed.

Mirova: We need biodiversity metric for positive impact

Investors need a metric to measure the positive impact of investee companies on biodiversity alongside their negative impacts, an executive at Paris-based firm Mirova has said in the run-up to biodiversity conference COP15.

Differentiating worms and caterpillars

Union Investment has introduced 'transition ratings' into its investment process, to help it spot bugs that have the potential to transform into butterflies. Peter Cripps reports

Emerging markets 'need multilateral banks to step up'

Prudential's Liza Jansen explains to Genevieve Redgrave why multilateral banks could be key to emerging markets' transition