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  • Credit-focused harmonised ESG reporting tool launched

    08 November 2022

    A harmonised environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting tool for the private credit market has been launched which is intended to give private creditors a "bigger voice" during the investment process by improving data availability.

  • $42trn investor group tells governments to act on methane pledge

    02 November 2022

    602 investors representing about $42 trillion in assets under management have called on governments ahead of COP27 to implement five policy actions, including committing to implement the Global Methane Pledge.

  • Credit-focused harmonised ESG reporting tool launch imminent

    10 October 2022

    The launch of a harmonised environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting tool for the credit market being developed by the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) and two trade associations is expected in the next few weeks.

  • Circular economy: the missing link between climate and nature

    06 October 2022

    Beyond reducing waste and pollution, a circular economy can mitigate the damaging effects of climate change and biodiversity loss, argues Rebecca Chapman

  • Climate transition 'bigger risk' for insurers' portfolios than threat from physical risk

    28 September 2022

    Transition rather than physical risks are the largest risks for insurance investment portfolios - and dealing with these requires greater attention from CIOs to providing climate transition projections and targets, according to experts.

  • PRI: No global consensus on ESG reporting

    04 August 2022

  • PRI urges more 'robust' asset owner TCFD implementation

    07 July 2022

    Asset owners need to take 'next steps' on TCFD - particularly on scenario analysis, the PRI tells Genevieve Redgrave

  • PRI releases private equity and credit ESG information-sharing 'map'

    30 June 2022

  • Investor groups urge UK to 'learn lessons' from EU on gas in taxonomy

    21 June 2022

    Three institutional investor-focused groups have urged the UK government to exclude natural gas from its proposed 'green' taxonomy, warning that inclusion would "discredit" the value of the green activities list.

  • Climate policy since COP26 'confirming 1.8֯ C trajectory'

    27 April 2022

    Climate policy developments since November's UN climate conference "reflect slight positives in global climate ambition," according to an analysis.