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CFOs 'surprisingly committed' to hiking sustainable bond issuance, says PwC

Private sector chief financial officers (CFOs) are "surprisingly committed" to increasing their issuance of green, social and sustainability (GSS) bonds...

CDP: Time to debunk the myth that water is immaterial to financials

A third of financials still fail to assess water risk, Cate Lamb tells Genevieve Redgrave

We must go 'back to basics' on carbon emissions data

The problems with carbon emission disclosure and estimation data remain significant. Only mandatory reporting can solve the issue, Jaakko Kooroshy tells Ahren Lester.

EU bodies tasked with including nuclear, gas in SFDR

Bond market 'sceptical that EU social taxonomy will see light of day'

There is widespread scepticism among bond issuers and investors that the EU social taxonomy will ever come to fruition amid the challenge of finalising even the green taxonomy, according to PriceWaterhousecoopers (PwC).

BMO GAM targets biodiversity engagement escalation

BMO Global Asset Management (GAM) said it will widen its corporate engagement on environmental and biodiversity issues in 2022 after escalating action in 2021, in particular focusing on turning commitments into action.

Carbon budgets dataset wins investor support

The publication of a massive dataset outlining carbon budgets for companies across 12 sectors has the potential to boost the credibility of investor climate-related target-setting, and support regulation on reporting, observers have said.

Russia posed 'challenge' to ESG emerging market benchmarks

Russia's invasion of Ukraine posed a challenge to some environmental, social and governance (ESG) emerging market (EM) benchmarks...

SFDR confusion 'may extend for a decade'

It may take as much as 10 years to resolve confusion over how investment managers should classify their funds in line with EU regulation on reporting the extent they pursue sustainability objectives, according to a sustainability expert.

EU GBS will bring standardisation - but is not perfect, says Triodos

Proposals for an EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) could bring welcome standardisation to the market - but it could also bring complications, according to investment firm Triodos.