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ING says it wants to share its transition plan assessment methodology

Dutch bank ING has invited other banks to use an artificial intelligence (AI)-enabled methodology it has developed to judge the credibility of the transition plans of its clients.

Regulators seek to overcome PAI challenges in SFDR Q&A

Judging the credibility of transition plans, part two

Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes

People Moves, 26 July: Greenbank, Moody's LSEG, Cbus ... and more

Ditch SFDR definition of sustainable investments, replace Articles 8 & 9, ESMA suggests

The EU should ditch the 'sustainable investment' definition in its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and introduce a two-tier categorisation system that would effectively replace the current SFDR Articles 8 and 9, an EU regulator recommends.

UK Stewardship Code changes 'may be' concession to US signatories' fear of antitrust laws

Changes to the UK Stewardship Code to remove a requirement to report annually on collaborative engagement and escalation may have been designed to assuage fears particularly among US managers at violating antitrust laws, it has been suggested.

FRC cuts UK Stewardship Code reporting to 'reduce burden' on signatories

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has cut reporting requirements of the UK Stewardship Code, to "provide clarity on areas signatories outlined as challenging to address, reduce the volume of reporting and provide flexibility for signatories in defining how they undertake stewardship".

Japanese transition bonds likely to 'move closer to green'

The use of proceeds for the ground-breaking Japanese sovereign transition bond programme is likely to become more conventionally 'green' rather than move more into the more contested 'transition' projects, according to the Japan Credit Rating Agency (JCRA).

It's not you, it's me

Sustainability and impact advocates can close the 'do-say gap' in 21st-century investing, writes Kieron Boyle

People Moves, 19 July: JP Morgan, Lightrock, Ambienta, PCAF, Co-Labs & Phenix