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UK investors hit pause on sustainability labels
03 July 2024The "painful" process of applying for a sustainability fund label in the UK has led some asset managers to pause applications, Michael Hurley reports
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Swathes of world's largest companies 'way off' meeting CSDDD
02 July 2024About 80% of the world's largest companies fail to meet any key elements of human rights due diligence, illustrating the urgent need for guidance as most of these companies brace for incoming EU regulation, according to a ranking of companies.
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The next UK government's transition opportunity
02 July 2024British voters want the next government to seize the economic opportunities of the green transition, writes James Alexander
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WHEB warns regulation is creating 'unintentional stewardship stampede'
01 July 2024The sustainable finance market is facing an avalanche of disclosures, which is reducing the quality of reporting, WHEB Asset Management has warned.
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BNG success 'jeopardised' by local authority burden, says Gresham House
01 July 2024The implementation of England's Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) legislation is being 'jeopardised' by the lack of resource within local authorities, Gresham House has said, as it called for more support from government.
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Aviva calls for NDCs to become national transition plans
28 June 2024Countries preparing their next set of climate targets should use it as an opportunity to prepare comprehensive, national climate transition plans that can plug into those being used by financial institutions, Aviva has urged.
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A Labour government the best outcome for UK climate finance, says investor
27 June 2024A win for Keir Starmer's Labour Party in next week's UK General Election would be the best outcome for driving climate finance, a growth investor has claimed.
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Belgian regulator hopes SFDR review leads to labelling scheme
26 June 2024A senior figure at Belgium's financial regulator said she hopes the EU's fund disclosure rules are reimagined as a labelling scheme.
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ECB to set decarbonisation targets for corporate bond portfolios
26 June 2024The European Central Bank (ECB) will target near-term greenhouse gas emissions reductions in its corporate bond portfolio for the first time and will consider 'remedial actions' if these diverge from a strict decarbonisation trajectory.
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Navigating policy uncertainty in sustainable investing
26 June 2024Despite the risk of policies being dialled back, the issue is speed rather than direction, writes Victoria MacLean