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  • German sustainable finance expert group handed 'simplification' mandate

    12 June 2026

    Deutsche Bank, Commerzbank, DZ Bank and Union Investment employees are among appointees under a renewed mandate of an expert group to advise Germany's federal government on sustainable finance.

  • EU banks to be quizzed on climate-related 'financial turmoil' in stress test

    12 June 2026

    EU banks are to be asked to report their exposure to climate-related physical and transition risks as part of an EU-wide stress test for the first time, the European Banking Authority (EBA) revealed.

  • SBTi's Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0 unveils role for carbon credits

    11 June 2026

    The long-awaited Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) Corporate Net Zero Standard 2.0 has urged companies to "deploy every lever in your control" to hit targets, which includes roles for energy attribute certificates (EACs) and carbon credits.

  • Just transition: Sustainable bond guidance to unlock 'immense promise'

    11 June 2026

    An initiative has been launched to develop "practical" guidance to integrate 'just transition' considerations into sustainable bond markets, amid fears the theme has been "lost in translation" within allocation and impact reporting.

  • Resilience taxonomy 'doing a good job' - but investor guidance on way

    10 June 2026

    The Climate Bonds Resilience Taxonomy (CBRT) is "doing a good job" of supporting discussions around adaptation and resilience financing, but the Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is planning further guidance to help investors use it.

  • 'Any EU public sector debt to automatically qualify for new SFDR transition label'

    09 June 2026

    EU countries are preparing to recommend allowing general purpose debt issued by EU-based public sector bodies as eligible under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation's (SFDR) new transition label, according to a leaked draft obtained by Environmental Finance.

  • 'Concerning CSDDD delays' undermine investor confidence, EU told

    09 June 2026

    Implementation guidance for the EU's Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) is urgently needed to uphold business and investor confidence in the bloc, academics and lawyers told the EU in an open letter.

  • IIGCC guidance to address asset owners' 'unique' stewardship challenges

    09 June 2026

    The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has issued new guidance on how asset owners can strengthen stewardship through their external managers.

  • CBI: Pioneering climate resilience taxonomy sharpened-up

    08 June 2026

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has updated its ground-breaking climate resilience taxonomy, clarifying the difference between 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) and 'maladaptation'.

  • FCA proposes cuts to UK financial institution climate reporting rules

    05 June 2026

    UK financial institutions would have to report less information on climate-related risks under proposals by their regulator to replace rules based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations.