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Sector-specific standards: (re)opening Pandora's box?

Investors are wary that overhauling sector-based sustainability reporting rules could increase complexity, Michael Hurley writes

Comment: Don't mourn the CSRD

The CSRD has been thrown under the Omnibus - but it will still advance sustainability reporting, argues Michael Hurley

Investors work to detangle 'messy' CSRD reporting

The first CSRD-aligned reports vary greatly in quality and consistency - leaving investors to hunt for the information they need, Michael Hurley writes

T Rowe Price, TPG Rise back $405m funding for US energy storage business

200% rise in Swiss impact investments signals 'new era'

Last year saw investments that target measurable positive social or environmental impact alongside returns more than treble, taking the total to about CHF50 billion ($52 billion), according to a survey of Swiss investors.

AP1 and Arabesque to develop 'first of its kind' human rights risk score

Swedish buffer fund Första AP-fonden (AP1) is to plug into data from 'sustainability quant' firm Arabesque, and the companies will work together to devise a "first of its kind" human rights risk score.