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How ESG data is evolving to reflect the turmoil of our times

ESG data is adapting to stay relevant, writes Peter Cripps

TCFD reports of limited value, investor groups say as they endorse cuts

The UK should abandon Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) reporting by investment firms, replacing the "overly prescriptive" rules with lighter-touch requirements, investor groups told the country's regulator.

STOXX acquires Scientific Beta

UK deforestation regulation clear 'investment signal'

New UK deforestation regulation could create "long-term market opportunities", investors have told Environmental Finance, while urging alignment with the EU.

Dawes named FCA director of sustainable finance

Remove coal exclusion in SFDR transition category, PRI says

Fund managers should be allowed to invest in companies with significant exposure to coal via a new 'transition' category in the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) said.

UK-China taskforce eyes progress on transition finance amid political thaw

The launch of a green bond index was hailed as a marker of UK-China collaboration, as a bilateral working group said a thaw in diplomatic relations could be a boon for work to promote transition finance flows between the two countries.

Time to move on from 'legacy' sustainability disclosure regimes

As the UK continues to develop its forward-looking sustainability disclosure standards, a trade association has urged UK regulators to focus on "moving beyond" the "legacy" disclosure regimes already in place to cut down the number of rules.

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SFDR agreement criticised for allowing fossil fuels in transition funds

EU countries agreed that companies deriving large revenues from fossil fuels could qualify for 'transition' funds under the bloc's flagship Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), in move widely criticised by NGOs.