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SBTi warms to offsets, in massive move for voluntary carbon market
10 April 2024The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has said it will take a more accommodative stance towards carbon credits, in a move one observer described as a "massive" moment for the voluntary carbon market.
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No Scope 3 'loophole' in our rule - but qualitative info may be required, says SEC
09 April 2024Companies will not be required to give quantitative disclosures of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions outside their direct control under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s climate rule - but they may have to provide qualitative disclosures, it has said.
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SEC likely to delay climate rule even in best-case scenario, law firm says
08 April 2024The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to delay implementing its climate disclosure rule even if it wins cases seeking to block its progress, a law firm has predicted.
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SEC pauses climate rule in move that 'will embolden' anti-ESG activists
05 April 2024The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has paused its climate disclosures rule amid legal opposition that threatens its implementation - in a move one commentator said will "likely only embolden the vehement anti-ESG activists".
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ESMA proposes mandating ESG transparency in credit ratings
03 April 2024The European securities regulator has proposed requiring credit ratings agencies to explicitly state where and how ESG factors are incorporated in their methodologies.
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SEC climate rule faces new legal challenge
02 April 2024Two fracking companies have brought a new legal challenge against the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s climate rule.
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Vanguard's Australian arm made 'misleading' ESG claims regarding bond fund, court rules
28 March 2024Vanguard's Australian arm broke the law by "making misleading claims about certain ESG exclusionary screens" applied to investments in a bond index fund, the Australian Federal Court has ruled in a landmark case.
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ESMA launches EU green bond external reviewer consultation
27 March 2024The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) launched a consultation on the draft technical standards it plans to use for the registration and supervision of external reviewers of bonds issued in line with the EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS).
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French companies sound alarm at 'greenwashing' in ESMA sustainability enforcement rules
22 March 2024The French Association of Large Companies (AFEP) has voiced concern that draft rules for regulators enforcing the disclosure of sustainability-related information will too strictly police perceived 'greenwashing' and be complex to apply.
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Basel 'faulty'
20 March 2024US banks have urged the Basel Committee to re-draw 'flawed' climate disclosure rules, writes Michael Hurley