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SEC poised to unveil hotly anticipated climate rule

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is to unveil its hotly anticipated climate rule next week, when commissioners will vote on adoption of the file.

UN Global Compact most 'relevant' framework for investors, ISS ESG finds

Biodiversity funds top $1 billion for first time

Biodiversity fund assets topped $1 billion for the first time in 2023, but the majority of funds in the universe remain small.

SEC dropping Scope 3 disclosure requirement will not prevent legal action, lawyer warns

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s reported plan to drop a requirement that would require publicly listed companies to disclose value chain emissions will not protect the government agency from legal action, a lawyer has said.

'Big four' sustainable finance SPO providers emerge in 2023

Sustainalytics, S&P Global Ratings, ISS and Moody's have emerged as the 'big four' second-party opinion (SPO) providers in the sustainable finance market in 2023, but the race for market share has tightened as the sector matures and consolidates.

Three new biodiversity funds launched in Q4

Three new biodiversity funds were launched in the final quarter of 2023, taking total number to 19, according to research conducted by Environmental Finance.

Paris Agreement 'missed a trick' by not creating standard-setters, says Swiss Re

The insurance sector must look to external bodies to define the standards needed to make progress towards net-zero - but those bodies don't exist, according to Swiss Re's CEO.

French impact funds opt for social SDG over environmental opportunities

SFDR - still a work-in-progress

What would investors like to see from Version 2.0 of the EU's much-maligned Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation? Michael Hurley reports

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