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PCAF casts eye to 'facilitated emissions' reporting standards after latest updates

The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is readying an update of its standard for reporting greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with services provided by banks and insurers, after unveiling the latest updates to its 'financed' emissions standards.

PCAF overhaul adds avoided emissions and forward-looking metrics

Guidance on financial institutions' accounting of 'avoided emissions' and reporting using 'forward-looking' metrics has been published in an overhaul by the industry-led Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF).

ISSB's proposals would limit accountability in financial industry, PCAF says

Proposals to allow entities to omit finance-related emissions from their reporting would "lead to limited accountability for the climate impact of financial transactions,"...

PCAF's guidance to set 'guardrails' for avoided emissions claims

Forthcoming guidance from the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) will set "guardrails" for financial institutions' claims of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions their investments 'avoid' - but corporate standard setters also need to act on the topic, PCAF's technical director said.

PCAF consults on avoided emissions and expected reductions methodology

PCAF reaches 500 signatories

People Moves, 19 July: JP Morgan, Lightrock, Ambienta, PCAF, Co-Labs & Phenix

WBCSD publishes avoided emissions guidance

The World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) has urged investors not to use avoided emissions to claim carbon neutrality, in its recently published "first guidance" for private markets on avoided emissions calculation and reporting standards.

Green bond emissions accounting could 'significantly boost' market

Accounting exclusively for project emissions financed through green bonds could "significantly boost" demand for the instrument as well as encourage greater green bond supply from 'transition' issuers, according to Barclays.

CSRD will change the landscape of ESG data, say UNEP FI panellists

The value of regulation is also championed by the experts