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Environmental Finance publishes second Sustainable Loans Insight

Environmental Finance has published its Sustainable Loans Insight (SLI) 2024 report, the second edition of its free-to-read sustainable lending analysis and discussion report.

Piecemeal rollback of sustainability rules more likely than review of CSRD, observers say

A full review of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to reduce the reporting burden on corporates is unlikely, but a more politically conservative European Parliament could see a piecemeal rollback of regulations, a lawyer has said.

Climate change adaptation has 'picked up' in sustainable bond market

The identification of 'climate change adaptation' use-of-proceeds in sustainable bonds has "picked up" over the last couple of years, according to Environmental Finance Data (EF Data).

Central banks face tough questions to balance climate work and inflation, NGFS says

Plans by central banks to escalate monetary policy measures to tackle climate-related financial risks may have to be revisited to consider their utility in the current raised interest rate environment, according to the Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

Regulator's survey of five French asset managers finds none fully compliant with SFDR

None of the five French asset managers surveyed by their regulator was fully compliant with the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), owing largely to a lack of reliable data, it has been revealed.

German banks, insurers publish data guide for CSRD

Almost 30% of SLBs could miss their 2024 targets, says AFII

There have been "strong examples" of impactful sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) transactions in the market as they approach their 2024 targets, according to the Anthropocene Fixed Income Institute (AFII) ...

Ceres publishes transition plan ambition measurement framework

Push to water down CSRD misguided but shows need for SME support, Triodos says

Inadequate data undermining usability of SFDR, investor survey says