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Exemption for asset managers in ESRS 'creates a reporting vacuum'

The EU risks creating a "reporting vacuum" that undermines investors' data needs if it proceeds with a proposal to exempt asset managers' reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), observers warned.

Concerns raised that draft ESRS leave investors short of data

Concerns remain that the latest draft of EU sustainability reporting standards could leave investors short of key information, according to initial analysis of the proposed text.

IIGCC backs call to recognise sovereign bonds in SFDR overhaul

Investors are "concerned that the limited scope for investment in sovereigns" under EU regulatory proposals could "significantly restrict the investable universe for many funds", the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has said.

People Moves, 16 January: Amundi, IIGCC, BNP Paribas, L&G ... and more

Investor groups pressure regulators to tackle climate gaps in financial accounts

Investor groups have written to regulators in the UK, EU, Australia and Canada urging them to take tougher action to plug climate-related gaps in financial accounts.

Climate-related gaps in financial statements persist, investors warn

Widespread failure by companies to provide adequate transparency on the financial impacts of climate change persists, despite standards and regulations increasingly pushing for greater detail, according to a group of investors.

130 investors among signatories to statement urging against big Omnibus cuts

Create EU stewardship code to bolster engagement outcomes, IIGCC says

Dozens of financial institutions urge EU against weakening sustainability rules

Fossil fuel engagement 'still worth it', says IIGCC