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  • Segment for ESG ratings added to proposals for free EU sustainability database

    30 October 2024

    European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) have added a category for ESG rating providers to a planned EU-wide database, which they say will help improve the visibility of ESG ratings when users search for sustainability information.

  • Sustainable bond impact report shortfalls trigger 'toxic mix of assumptions'

    30 October 2024

    Sustainable bond issuer failure to publish post-issuance impact reports is a major problem in both emerging and developed markets, according to State Street Global Advisors (SSGA)...

  • AI data company Auquan raises $4.5m with aim to automate ESG reporting

    29 October 2024
  • ESMA opens sustainable bond prospectus technical advice consultation

    29 October 2024

    The European Securities Markets Authority (ESMA) has opened a consultation on proposed technical advice on sustainability disclosures updates to the EU bond prospectus regulation, including around post-issuance reporting requirements.

  • NatureAlpha launches AI-driven platform covering private assets

    28 October 2024

    From Peter Cripps at COP16 in Cali, Colombia

  • Finding alpha: looking at alternative ESG data related to human capital

    28 October 2024

    Human capital represents a potentially novel source of alpha — an intangible asset not fully priced-in by the market, argues Bowie Ko

  • S&P: Green Asset Ratio is 'incredibly exciting' part of EU Taxonomy - in principle

    28 October 2024

    The "most exciting" part of the EU Taxonomy regulation are the Green Asset Ratio (GAR) disclosures for banks as it provides investors with clear links between financial and sustainability reporting, according to S&P Global Ratings.

  • TNFD consults on public 'data facility' in nature data strategy paper

    27 October 2024

    By Peter Cripps at COP16 in Cali, Colombia

  • Azerbaijan, IFC sustainable taxonomy 'roadmap' to launch at COP29

    25 October 2024

    The Central Bank of Azerbaijan and International Finance Corporation (IFC) are set to publish a sustainable finance taxonomy "roadmap" to encourage interoperability between the rapidly growing number of national 'green lists' in development.

  • Financial institutions say Canada anti-greenwashing rule has reduced access to ESG data

    25 October 2024

    Financial institutions have warned the Canadian government that a recently introduced anti-greenwashing rule has led companies to withdraw from their websites the sustainability-related information investors require.