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Avant garde: biodiversity reporting in France

As French financial institutions report biodiversity-related information under the pioneering Article 29, Thomas Cox assesses the lessons learned

Iceberg Data Lab updates biodiversity tool with positive indicator

Iceberg Data Lab has updated its corporate biodiversity footprint analysis tool to enable investors to gauge the positive impact of their portfolios on natural capital.

ICIS launches hydrogen price assessments

Natural capital regulation may heighten credit risk, says Moody's

Growing momentum behind action to preserve nature will likely drive the development of regulatory frameworks that could expose companies and investors to heightened credit and reputational risk...

Uruguay readies 'game-changing' sovereign sustainability-linked bond

Uruguay has published its framework for a 'game-changing' sovereign sustainability-linked bond (SLB), which incorporates ground-breaking nature targets and coupon structures.

FSA: NGFS climate scenarios should improve data use

A key issue "hindering" the expansion of the NGFS climate models is their reliance on some global datasets that are not necessarily applicable to Japanese institutions...

FSA flags issues with climate risk pilot

Financial institutions need to enhance the methodology behind pilot scenario analysis, Japan's Financial Services Agency (FSA) has said.

Don't rush into regulating data providers, says Japan's FSA

Supervisors should not rush into regulating data providers while work to understand their "increasingly important" role in capital markets is ongoing, said Satoshi Ikeda, chief sustainable finance officer of the Japanese Financial Services Agency (FSA).

Low water levels pose credit risk for German manufacturers, says Moody's

Water levels in the Rhine, which are at their lowest since 2018, are 'credit-negative' for German chemicals companies, said Moody's Investors Service.

ICE to host GreenTrees' carbon credit auction