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Call to exclude biodiversity offsets from EU Taxonomy

The proposed EU taxonomy of sustainable activities should be amended to exclude projects that generate biodiversity offsets, advisory group the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) has said.

ESG and value investing are not mutually exclusive

Value investing takes investors closer to corners of the market where ESG controversies are rife and in sectors that do not always cover themselves in ESG glory, writes Sebastien Mallet

RepRisk reveals findings on environmental risk of public companies

PwC spots 'contradictions' between climate and nature plans

Some climate transition plans of financial institutions have adverse effects on nature, a director at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) has said.

Financial institutions in scope of EU due diligence rules after vote

Financial institutions would be required to disclose climate transition plans and conduct due diligence to ensure they do not contribute to negative impacts across their value chain, under new rules agreed by an influential EU Parliamentary committee.

How to make CSDD fit for purpose: The investor perspective

The EU must work to ensure coherence between due diligence rules and those for sustainability disclosures, write Emily Murrell, Elise Attal and Aleksandra Palinska

€1.1trn investor coalition calls on TotalEnergies to cut Scope 3 emissions

A coalition of 17 investors, which represent around €1.1 trillion ($1.2 trillion) in assets under management, has urged TotalEnergies to align its Scope 3 emissions reductions targets with the Paris Agreement.

TCFD 'implementation gaps' mar PRI reporting

Investment managers need to more robustly implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) has said.

COP out: how the promise of Glasgow has faded

Investors should be ready to push UK policymakers to change course on climate, Eliette Riera writes

Australian industry drowning under sustainability requirements, says Fiona Reynolds

Companies and institutional investors in Australia are "drowning" in a flood of new sustainability requirements, ex-Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) head Fiona Reynolds has said.