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Australian disclosure standards' divergence from ISSB risks fragmentation, NBIM says

The divergence of proposed Australian climate disclosure standards from International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards risks undermining comparability of sustainability reports, according to Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM).

NBIM excludes three portfolio companies for 'unacceptable' environmental risk

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has removed three companies from its Government Pension Fund Global amid "unacceptable" environmental risk.

NBIM excludes three portfolio companies for 'unacceptable' environmental risk

NBIM creates net zero target tracker to bolster climate engagement

The manager of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund has said it will step up scrutiny of companies' net zero plans and push them to meet climate targets, as it revealed new ways it will track net zero targets and the impact of its own climate engagement.

NBIM invests €307m in southern Europe renewables portfolio

Sustainability assured?

Are organisations ready for regulators' demands for independent assurance of sustainability disclosures, and are investors ready to reward companies providing assurance, Michael Hurley asks

NBIM plans $70bn sustainable private equity investment expansion

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is proposing updating the investment strategy for the NOK15.6 trillion ($1.46 trillion) Norwegian sovereign wealth fund to include net zero-aligned unlisted equity investments.

UK told to adopt ISSB in full to encourage 'equivalence' with US, EU disclosures

The UK has been urged to adopt the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards in their entirety, in a move that would support efforts to ensure 'equivalence' with US and EU requirements, respondents to a consultation said.

The Future of ESG Data conference: Ratings agencies need greater accountability, says NBIM

NBIM don't count carbon credits as part of your interim emission reduction targets