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'AI means investors can't hide behind ESG ratings anymore'
24 October 2024The "disruptive" power of artificial intelligence (AI) means investors will no longer be able to "hide behind" the use of ESG ratings, a panel heard.
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Investors 'sick' of SFDR eating into sustainability innovation resource
21 October 2024Investors are "sick" of the onerous EU reporting and disclosure regulation stifling their ability to invest in innovation around sustainable finance, attendees at last week's Environmental Finance Sustainability Data EMEA conference heard.
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Cautious reference scenario selection helps avoid greenwashing risk, says Mirova
21 October 2024Careful selection of reference scenarios is key for dodging greenwashing risks when calculating Scope 4 emissions, Mirova told an Environmental Finance event.
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Sustainability assurance a 'huge opportunity' for auditors, says EIB
18 October 2024Sustainability assurance presents auditors with a "huge opportunity", but investment is needed to improve current capabilities, the European Investment Bank has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Current scenario analysis 'not decision useful' for pension funds - for now
18 October 2024High-level climate scenario analysis is not currently used by pension funds to inform investment decisions, an Environmental Finance event heard - but there are ways more focused and short-term scenarios that can be useful now and in the future.
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Scope 3 emissions are 'Loch Ness monster of sustainability reporting'
18 October 2024The low levels of Scope 3 emissions reporting despite its importance to investors for climate risk assessment has made it the "Loch Ness monster" of sustainability reporting, an Environmental Finance event has heard.
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EthiFinance: EU ESG rating provider regulations 'not fair'
18 October 2024The expected final EU regulation for environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings providers is "not fair" - especially for mid-cap providers, sustainable finance rating and advisory firm EthiFinance told an Environmental Finance event.
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Caution urged over companies' nature-positive claims
18 October 2024It would be a "hard stretch" for organisations to say they are nature-positive, BNP Paribas Asset Management has said, calling on the market to "cautious" in any claims.
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UK government ambitious in delivering transition plan guidance, says Aviva's Paddy Arber
18 October 2024The UK's Labour government is showing "laudable" ambition in delivering guidance on transition plans amid inconsistent global efforts, according to Aviva's Paddy Arber.
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Conference round-up: Sustainability Data EMEA 2024
17 October 2024Now in its fifth year, Environmental Finance's Sustainability Data EMEA 2024 in London continues to shine a light on the rapidly expanding and evolving field of ESG data. Peter Cripps reports