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SFDR draft would see hundreds of coal firms in transition funds, NGO claims

A proposal by EU member states to water down criteria to exclude fossil fuel companies under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) could see hundreds of coal firms qualify for 'transition' funds, an NGO claimed.

Supervisors urged to tackle contravention of ESMA fund name rules

Financial institutions lament nature becoming 'political football'

Amidst growing geopolitical backlash against nature, financial institutions have urged governments to be bolder in mandating action.

Call for stewardship to be core part of revised SFDR

130 investors among signatories to statement urging against big Omnibus cuts

Silvania and Alder Point Capital partner on US timberland

Vague explanations on negative impact remediation 'need to be tackled in SFDR overhaul'

Asset managers' vague explanations of how they remediate the negative impacts of their investments shows the EU needs to toughen its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), including by mandating investor engagement, according to a study.

'Huge interest' from asset owners in fossil fuel expansion-focused bond index

Asset owners are "excited" by the potential for a fossil fuel expansion-focused corporate bond index and its "new form of bondholder engagement", which is expected to be launched in the second half of 2025, according to a researcher working on the project.

McDonald's, Walmart and Ferrari: What biodiversity funds are holding

Hermes, Netflix and Apple are among the companies held by some biodiversity funds. Genevieve Redgrave looks under the hood of their top 10 holdings

Greenwashing 'bogeyman' having tangible impact on sustainable loan flows

Fear of 'greenwashing' risk is "clearly presenting a barrier" to the growth of labelled sustainable loans, with uncertainty linked to anti-greenwashing regulation also potentially contributing to the problem.