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EFRAG appoints EU sustainability reporting standards group

An advisory group has been appointed to help develop European corporate sustainability reporting standards.

National Pension Trust commits £1bn default fund to ESG investing

Minimising the cost of the ESG reporting burden

The EU's sustainable finance action plan will increase operating costs by more than €20 billion, argues Andy Sloan

NBIM backs ISSB enterprise value approach

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has said it supports the IFRS Foundation's focus on sustainability factors that affect a company's 'enterprise value' as the standard setter develops 'baseline' global sustainability standards.

Climate infrastructure investment - what's the hold-up?

Why is more capital not being channeled towards renewables, asks Mili Fomicov

ESG data market 'hits $1bn'

The booming market for ESG data passed $1 billion in 2021 for the first time, and will exceed $1.3 billion this year, research has estimated.

F4B: Three steps for investors to harness nature data

Breckinridge devises framework for net zero assessments

The fixed income investor believes assessing companies' transition plans is a material investment consideration, writes Genevieve Redgrave

Free webinar: Environmental Finance review of Q1 sustainable bond market

Environmental Finance will host a free webinar this week to review the 2022 first quarter sustainable bond issuance trends, including an in-depth look at the metrics used for sustainability-linked debt and the impact of the Ukraine crisis on issuance.

Real estate investors call on regulators for dedicated ESG metrics

A group of real estate investor associations has provided the UK's financial watchdog with proposals for environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting metrics they say could eventually become part of international real estate industry standards.