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Substantial upside for renewables even if IRA partially repealed, GMO says

In "almost all" cases, global renewables stocks have positive prospects even if the US Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) is repealed in full by president-elect Donald Trump, "and in many cases, the upsides are substantial", investment manager GMO has said.

EU GBS: 2025 focus on 'how to cope' with asset challenges, says KfW

German development bank KfW does not expect much issuance using the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) in 2025, but the long-standing green bond issuer said it would focus on "how to cope" with the challenges the 'gold standard' rules create around identifying eligible assets.

Sustainability assurance: sailing a boat under construction

The cost of gaining assurance, data quality and the need for subjective judgments could limit the usefulness of sustainability assurance, Michael Hurley writes

No fines for non-compliance in first year of California climate reports, regulator says

Switzerland consults on requiring 'net zero roadmaps' in sustainability reports

SFDR updates will be 2025's biggest challenge for impact VCs, says Revaia

Compliance with any changes to the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) will be the 'biggest challenge' of the new year, a French sustainable venture capitalist has told Environmental Finance.

Hong Kong sets timeline for ISSB adoption

Hong Kong's government has launched a 'roadmap' for the adoption of International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)-aligned disclosure standards, with full adoption "no later than 2028" for all 'large publicly accountable entities'.

'Now is not the time to take the easy path' on disclosure, Mary Schapiro tells EU

The EU has been advised not to take "the easy path" as it considers cutting the sustainability reporting requirements, by one of the architects of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

EFRAG asks for clarity on what omnibus means for its sustainability standards

A leading figure at the EU's corporate reporting adviser has pleaded for clarity from the European Commission on what rumours of upheaval to sustainability reporting frameworks will mean for its own work.

'Dense and difficult to understand', French regulator says of taxonomy disclosures

French banks and insurers have been told by their regulator to improve their taxonomy reporting after it criticised "dense and difficult to understand" disclosures that also omitted information that was required.