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UK to 'monitor' ESG data for potential need to regulate providers

The UK government will monitor whether it needs to regulate providers of ESG data, the country's Treasury said.

The US 'plays catch-up' on climate stress testing

A Federal Reserve-led climate scenario analysis exercise with US banks is underway, and implications for capital requirements are unclear, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports

US ESG pushback won't have staying power, says Breckinridge

The political pushback from some US states on ESG "won't have any staying power", with resistance likely to fade as states realise the imperative to invest for climate resilience, an analyst at Breckinridge Capital Advisors has said.

ISO sustainable finance 'could be as significant as ISSB'

A new ISO standard on sustainable finance could be as important a development as the International Sustainability Standards Board's (ISSB) forthcoming standards, it was claimed.

Innagreen launches renewables platform

EFRAG submits first draft of corporate reporting standards to EU

The first set of 12 draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards has been submitted to the EU Commission by technical advisers at the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group.

People Moves 11 November: ESG RS; PineBridge; TNFD and more

COP27: NGFS launches blended climate finance initiative

The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has launched a blended finance initiative at the UN COP27 climate summit,...

Credit-focused harmonised ESG reporting tool launched

A harmonised environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting tool for the private credit market has been launched which is intended to give private creditors a "bigger voice" during the investment process by improving data availability.

UK should 'seriously consider' taxonomy timeline after government overhaul

The UK government should reconsider the timeline for its taxonomy of sustainable activities after the entry of Prime Minister Liz Truss' administration, its independent advisory group has said.