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SEC climate rule faces new legal challenge

Two fracking companies have brought a new legal challenge against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s climate rule.

Forging a united front: UK regulators take steps to combat greenwashing

It is likely only a matter of time before we start to see greenwashing litigation claims being brought against corporates in the UK, write Chris Warren-Smith, Carl Valenstein and Michelle Page

Vanguard's Australian arm made 'misleading' ESG claims regarding bond fund, court rules

Vanguard's Australian arm broke the law by "making misleading claims about certain ESG exclusionary screens" applied to investments in a bond index fund, the Australian Federal Court has ruled in a landmark case.

ASEAN Taxonomy extended to transport, construction and real estate

An update to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance has seen the ground-breaking 'green' list extended to cover the transport and construction and real estate sectors.

Government intervention could drive circular economy investing, Schroders says

Government intervention could be crucial for creating more investable circular economy-focused opportunities, Schroders has claimed.

ESMA launches EU green bond external reviewer consultation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched a consultation on the draft technical standards it plans to use for the registration and supervision of external reviewers of bonds issued in line with the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS).

'US IRA has worked where taxonomies have not'

A senior banker has argued that the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) economic incentive package has delivered real climate-focused financial flows in a way that 'green' taxonomy-focused approaches have not.

Australia introduces legislation for climate reporting

EU work on SLB regulation may come too late, says IEEFA

European Commission work on regulating sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) may come too late to help reach 2030 climate goals, according to a think tank.

EU rowback on agricultural policy 'irresponsible', say investors

A proposal to water down environmental protections within the EU's Common Agricultural Policy has been deemed "irresponsible" by investors.