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Aggregated environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings should be abolished, according to a survey, as results show that market participants "do not speak the same language" on what ratings are or should be.

Climate finance think tank 2° Investing Initiative (2Dii) has launched a short survey around environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings...

2° Investing Initiative (2DII) has appointed an expert group to advise on new governance for the Paris-based thinktank's climate scenario analysis and alignment methodology.

2° Investing Initiative has launched a consultation on an 'impact management system' it claims can help financial institutions design "scientifically sound climate impact strategies".

There is a "pressing need" for financial institutions to provide detailed evidence of the impact of their pledges to help curb climate change - especially as regulators increase their scrutiny of the area, according to thinktank 2° Investing Initiative.

Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has launched its "breakthrough" pilot framework for financial institutions to set science-based climate targets, but campaigners were "disappointed" and "disturbed" by what they perceive to be shortcomings.

The Rocky Mountain Institute (RMI) has launched a research centre to help shape the role that the financial industry has in driving the transition to a low-carbon economy, with four major US banks collaborating on the project