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Big Nature Impact Fund raises £65m after narrowing focus

Finance Earth's fund has finally reached a first close, with a refreshed remit and institutional investor backing. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Chinese green bond and loan taxonomies unified in 'significant' update

Chinese regulators have published a new 'green catalogue', which unifies the green bond and loan taxonomies and continues the process of reducing the fragmentation of the green debt market in the country.

Canadian regulator 'pauses' climate disclosure rule, citing geopolitics

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has 'paused' work on rules to require public companies to prepare climate-related disclosures and amendments to existing diversity-related requirements, citing "the global economic and geopolitical landscape".

Danish regulator admonishes asset managers for SFDR failings

Canada publishes 'ISSB-aligned' standards, affords flexibility on timing of disclosures

A group of pension funds has welcomed publication by the Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) of disclosure standards it says are aligned with international standards - but the CSSB drew criticism for giving flexibility on timing of disclosures.

People moves 23 June, including Blackstone, Moody's, Temasek and more

Accounting for Asia's biodiversity

The finance industry should develop its own methods of biodiversity accounting, argues ADM's Christopher Botsford

ESG in Fixed Income Americas conference: Canada's climate disclosure rules to wait for ISSB

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) will wait and see how climate disclosure rules develop globally before finalising its requirements in this area.

Bank of Canada encourages regulator to tighten climate disclosure rules

The Bank of Canada has urged the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to tighten climate risk disclosure rules or else Canadian firms will struggle to attract enough capital to finance their transition.

Canada confirms mandatory climate disclosures

Canada has confirmed climate-related disclosures and net-zero plans will be mandatory for financial institutions and pension funds.