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  • AI begins to transform ESG data market

    10 July 2026

    The technology is changing how investors interact with the data. Peter Cripps reports

  • Two-fifths of Article 9 funds 'would fail to meet' planned SFDR exclusions

    20 March 2026

    About 40% of the funds claiming the highest level of sustainability ambition under current rules would fail to meet proposed Sustainable Finance Disclosure regulation (SFDR) requirements, according to ClarityAI.

  • ClarityAI secures Visa investment after ecolytiq deal

    09 July 2025
  • Nature data: welcome to the jungle

    07 July 2025

    The data landscape remains confusing, but investors are becoming more sophisticated and specific in their requests. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • ClarityAI launches tool for fund managers to monitor fund name, label alignment

    06 February 2025
  • Making nature data open to all

    11 December 2024

    The TNFD's proposed open data 'facility' has been welcomed by data providers, but the key issue of how it will be funded is yet to be resolved. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • 'AI means investors can't hide behind ESG ratings anymore'

    24 October 2024

    The "disruptive" power of artificial intelligence (AI) means investors will no longer be able to "hide behind" the use of ESG ratings, a panel heard.

  • Transition plan rules 'should require disclosure of' expected climate impact

    30 August 2024

    Regulatory frameworks for disclosure of climate transition plans should require companies to explain what impact they expect their plans to have on greenhouse gas emissions, ClarityAI has suggested.

  • More than 40% of ESG funds would breach ESMA naming rules, ClarityAI says

    21 May 2024

    More than 40% of funds using environmental and impact terms are invested in assets that breach exclusionary criteria in new EU fund name rules, potentially requiring managers to change their fund's name or divest assets, ClarityAI has said.

  • Sustainability-focused Article 9 funds 'underreporting' exposure to fossil fuels

    18 January 2023

    Investors have been warned of underreporting by sustainability-focused funds of their exposures to polluting companies, after analysis of EU 'Article 9' funds suggested that only 10% accurately disclose such information.