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Investors have 'sleepless nights' over net zero targets tied to estimated data

Institutional investors lose sleep over net zero targets for which progress reporting is tied to huge volumes of estimated data, particularly data relating to greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from a company's value chain, a conference heard.

ICMA draws up a 'Common Ground Taxonomy' for transition plans

The influential trade association wants issuer to act on transition plans before regulations arrive, and has provided a high-level tool to get the process started. Ahren Lester reports

Faber issues rallying cry as regulators diverge from ISSB, jeopardising its mission

The chair of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has issued a "call to action" for regulators to unite behind by the organisation's standards, warning that divergence from them threatens to undermine its mission.

Switzerland encouraged to use debt-for-nature swaps

The Swiss government has been encouraged to help scale up private investment in biodiversity, either through providing first-loss capital or developing debt-for-nature swaps.

Bank of America CEO pleas for regulatory consistency on ISSB adoption

Bank of America's CEO urged regulators not to diverge from the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, as the banking head warned that doing so would deepen confusion of an 'alphabet soup' of sustainability reporting.

CBAM - first domino or false dawn?

The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has become a potent catalyst, igniting diverse carbon pricing debates across the globe, write Mark Jeavons and Frank Eich

Dutch banks urge against obligation to decarbonise, ask for right to request climate data

Data challenges mean Swedish banks report lower 'green asset ratio', association says

Indonesia includes coal in green and transition taxonomy

Indonesia has taken the controversial decision to include the financing of new coal power plants as a transitional activity in its sustainable finance taxonomy.

Foresight calls for woodland's inclusion in UK ETS

Foresight Sustainable Forestry Company has called for the inclusion of woodland carbon credits in the UK Emissions Trading System (ETS), to help raise prices and encourage land to be switched from agricultural production to afforestation.