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Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures working group announced

Ten financial firms have joined a working group to develop a reporting framework for the impact of the financial sector on biodiversity and ecosystems to complement the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

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Amazon is 'most exposed company to Covid-19 controversies'

Technology supergiant Amazon has been involved with the most environmental, social and governance (ESG) controversies related to Covid-19 incidents, a report by ESG data provider Sustainalytics has showed.

Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures 'to be launched in Q1 2021'

Exploratory work for a Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is set to begin in September, ahead of a full task force being launched early next year, a webinar on biodiversity hosted by Environmental Finance heard.

Australian, Canadian asset owners join SDG data platform

AustralianSuper and British Columbia Investment Management Corporation have thrown their support behind a "globally consistent measurement framework" to assess their portfolio investments' contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

WBA publishes ranking of electric utilities

The World Benchmarking Alliance (WBA) has published a climate ranking of the 50 most influential electric utilities, finding only four have defined a clear target to provide green energy aligned to the Paris Agreement.

GRESB launches climate risk platform

The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) is to launch a platform assessing real estate and infrastructure's exposure to physical climate risk.

ESG data market 'to more than double, to $5bn'

The environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and services market could more than double to over $5 billion by 2025, it has been forecast, as institutional investor interest grows in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Industry heads call for ESG data register across EU

Norges Bank calls for 'financially material' ESG disclosure by companies

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has called for the EU's Non-Financial Reporting Directive (NFRD) to require companies to disclose environmental, social and governance (ESG) data that is 'financially material' to their operations.