TNFD to release disclosure metrics next week
The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is set to release, for the first time, a draft reporting framework with a set of 14 external disclosure metrics next week.
Storebrand: Investors should apply biodiversity exclusions 'much more'
Investors should be adopting the "precautionary principle" around investment exclusions on biodiversity grounds "much more", Storebrand told an Environmental Finance event
US ESG pushback won't have staying power, says Breckinridge
The political pushback from some US states on ESG "won't have any staying power", with resistance likely to fade as states realise the imperative to invest for climate resilience, an analyst at Breckinridge Capital Advisors has said.
Asian investors have woken up to climate risks, says Robeco
Transition and physical risks are being assessed more by investors in Asia Pacific than any other region, Robeco has said.
MAS urges insurers to help high emitters decarbonise
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has called for insurers to steer companies in the emissions intensive Asia-Pacific region towards more sustainable practices, as an executive warned insurers of high exposure to climate transition risks.
Resonance expands water strategy
Credit Suisse: Another headwind for 'green' AT1 bonds
The proposed wipe-out of additional tier 1 (AT1) bondholders as part of the Credit Suisse "merger" with UBS has sent prices of the limited 'green' AT1 issuances lower, providing a further headwind for the rare instrument.
IPCC report an 'unequivocal case for action', says Impax
The latest report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) presents the "unequivocal case for action" needed to reduce the ambition gap, Impax Asset Management has told Environmental Finance.
Redwheel sells H&M over climate transition 'warning flag'
Redwheel's global equity fund has sold its shares in clothing company H&M over a 'warning flag' that it was not doing enough to reduce its climate impact.
'Sharp emissions reversal' needed to meet 1.5°C, warns Lombard Odier
A "sharp reversal in current trends" is needed, if the 1.5°C global temperature increase limit is to be met, Lombard Odier has warned.