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  • Mars, Unilever & Nestle warn EU against omnibus sustainability regulation

    17 January 2025

    Business giants Mars, Unilever and Nestle have urged the European Commission against reopening several sustainability rules under a proposed 'omnibus' regulation, saying they risk undermining investment and competitiveness.

  • Omnibus opportunity to broaden EU taxonomy use via 'simplification', LSEG suggests

    16 January 2025

    Plans by the EU to reduce sustainability reporting requirements are an opportunity to simplify the bloc's taxonomy so it can be more widely used by large institutional investors such as pension funds, according to the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG).

  • EU sustainability omnibus regulation 'like opening Pandora's box'

    15 January 2025

    The EU faces a complicated task balancing its drive for 'simplification' of sustainability reporting with ensuring it does not adversely affect a complex network of regulations linked to the EU Green Deal - a move one observer likened to "opening Pandora's box".

  • Business needs clarity on EU omnibus proposals, NGOs tell von der Leyen

    14 January 2025
  • Deforestation investment opportunities to grow rapidly, says ISS ESG

    09 January 2025

    Deforestation-related investment opportunities are evolving and set to grow, a new report by ISS ESG has predicted, spurred on by data improvements and the expansion of regenerative and sustainable land management activities.

  • Advisers propose EU taxonomy criteria for mining of metals

    08 January 2025

    Draft eligibility criteria for mining and manufacturing of metals to be included in the EU sustainability taxonomy have been proposed by the European Commission-mandated Platform on Sustainable Finance.

  • Delay CSRD assurance and drop double materiality test, Vodafone urges

    07 January 2025

    The EU should postpone requirements that reports prepared in line with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) should gain independent assurance, according to Vodafone's head of sustainability.

  • Carbon 'insetting' fund launched

    06 January 2025

    A fund to reward farmers for reducing emissions has raised £1 million ($1.25 million) in contributions from organisations looking to "reduce their Scope 3 emissions".

  • Philippines SEC consults on green equity segment

    06 January 2025
  • SFDR categories can address vagaries of Article 8 and 9, says research

    20 December 2024