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EU Commission launches nature credit programme to scale private finance

The European Commission has launched a programme to scale nature credits in the EU in a bid to ramp up private investment into nature recovery.

'Immature' methodologies mean Scope 3 categories should get ISSB pass, industry says

Major insurers and asset managers said 'immature' assessment frameworks meant they should be allowed to omit a range of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosures when meeting International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards.

Commission adopts EU taxonomy reporting cuts despite data accessibility concerns

The European Commission has adopted cuts to EU taxonomy reporting that will "reduce administrative burden" for companies and financial institutions, including to templates it said would reduce datapoints lenders must report by 89%.

EU neutrality on 'sustainable' defence prompts investor soul-searching

It's crunch time for conflicted investors to decide whether defence has a place in sustainable finance, Michael Hurley writes

Renewables will be less big and beautiful after Trump bill

"The lack of available, scalable, and cost-competitive alternatives will ensure that investment in clean energy technologies continues," after US President Donald Trump's tax-and-spending bill, albeit at a slower pace than before.

'Pure-play taskforce' launched for green, social loan market

Influential loan market trade associations have convened a 'pure-play taskforce' to develop guidance on how 'green'- and 'social'-focused companies can access the existing labelled sustainable loan market.

We lack 'necessary tools' to understand implications of nature degradation, warns ECB

The European Central Bank (ECB) has warned that data gaps are hindering its efforts to assess the "worrying" implications of nature degradation when setting monetary policy.

Australian Taxonomy-linked sustainable bond guidance expected by early 2026

The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) expects to publish dedicated guidance for using the Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy in labelled sustainable bond transactions by early 2026 at the latest.

ESMA warns investors against vagueness and omissions in anti-greenwashing guidelines

CSRD revisions due by November after Commission grants deadline extension