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Amundi launches 'first' Italian blue chip ESG ETF

Focus on banking transition plans as priority, IIGCC recommends

A proposed 'gold standard' for company and investor net-zero transition planning should prioritise the banking sector, according to a €51 trillion ($52 trillion) group of institutional investors.

Investor interest in biodiversity is low, says HSBC

UK government plans taskforce on social investment

A taskforce to help UK pension schemes incorporate social factors in their investments is to be established by the government Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

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.