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Technology-based solutions 'could bring credibility to the carbon market'

Technology-based solutions could help bring more credibility to the voluntary carbon market, and play a pivotal role in the Article 6 mechanism expected to be thrashed out at COP28, a project developer has said.

SEC's Gensler warns against legal challenge to climate disclosure rules

US companies will follow overseas climate reporting rules if an update to the Securities and Exchange Commission's (SEC) climate rule is overturned in court, the regulator's head warned.

Tackle greenwashing or face regulation, Swiss government challenges industry

The Swiss government has threatened to introduce regulation to tackle greenwashing among financial institutions unless the industry can show it can address the issue itself.

A quarter of corporates have no taxonomy alignment, ESMA analysis shows

Almost a quarter (24%) of corporates reported last year that none of their turnover aligns with the climate mitigation and adaptation criteria of the EU taxonomy, according to analysis by EU regulators.

ESMA finds no evidence of a greenium anymore

Financial institution SFDR reports fail to explain adverse impacts, regulators say

Financial institutions need to improve how they explain why they do not consider the adverse impacts of their investment decisions, EU regulators have said.

Green bond regulation, SFDR guidance among ESMA's 2024 priorities

The EU's securities markets regulator has said it will "seek to improve the overall consistency and efficiency of the regulatory framework" governing sustainable finance in its 'strategic priorities' for next year, as it awaits the result of a review of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

The importance of developing sustainability reporting standards for the public sector

As the baseline for private sector sustainability reporting is finalized, the public sector has started to build on this to address its own specific needs, writes Ian Carruthers

DWS fined $19m by SEC for 'misleading' ESG statements

Philippines SEC releases blue bonds issuance guidelines