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Biodiversity credits a 'greenwashing risk', says former PRI exec

Difficulties around measuring impact mean biodiversity credits could pose a greenwashing risk, a former executive leader at the Principles of Responsible Investment has warned.

SFDR revision delayed until year-end

Gaps remain despite progress on PAI reporting, as regulators told to step up scrutiny

Gaps remain in financial institutions' reporting of the 'principal adverse impacts' (PAIs) of investments, and despite gradual improvements in some areas EU regulators were told to "increasingly challenge" investors on their reporting.

Nature reporting on the rise

Europe is leading the way in demanding companies report their nature impacts, but other parts of the globe are set to follow. Genevieve Redgrave reports.

Environmental Finance launches 2024 ESG Data Guide

Environmental Finance has launched this year's ESG Data Guide, featuring some of the industry's leading ESG data providers and most innovative solutions.

Nature data - overwhelmingly complex, but a need-to-know

Amid rapidly growing demand for nature data, changing investor requirements and artificial intelligence will shift the market, writes Genevieve Redgrave

Will AI be transformative for ESG data? Part two

The second part of this feature exploring how the AI revolution could transform the ESG data landscape, looks at how AI can be used to generate actionable insights and where it will go next. Peter Cripps reports

Will AI be transformative for ESG data?

The AI revolution is already transforming the ESG data landscape. But how much trust should we place in the bots, asks Peter Cripps

Scope 3 data: imprecise and sometimes plain wrong

Estimates are being used to fill in holes and inaccuracies in corporate disclosures, while there are hopes satellite data will provide clarity, The Future of ESG Data heard

The Future of ESG Data conference: Scope 3 emissions double counting 'not much of an issue'

'Double counting' of emissions in Scope 3 calculations is "not much of an issue" and can actually be an "important" factor in carbon risk management, market experts told an Environmental Finance event.