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Sustainable Debt Round-up: Volkswagen, NY State Electric & Gas, EcoPro Global Hungary... and more

US states urge FASB not to include SEC rules in accounting standards

Financial officers in 22 US states have urged the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) not to incorporate the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s climate-disclosure rules "or any similar climate-related criteria" into US accounting standards.

Private companies told to detail climate risks in corporate governance reports

People Moves, 9 August: US SIF, GIB AM, St James's Place, BlueOnion ... and more

Californian proposal to delay disclosure rules 'grossly overstates' work required

'Major shift in expectations' of nature-based credits needed, say investors and academics

As over-crediting and trust issues pervade the voluntary carbon market, a "major shift in expectations" will be needed to create a higher-integrity market, a group of investors and academics has argued.

Planet First leads $75m fundraise for quantum error tech

Pension fund calls on Brunel to divest Shell holdings

Investors tell Japan to remedy inconsistencies with ISSB standards

Some of the world's largest investors have advised Japan to address inconsistencies between its draft disclosure standards and those of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

The Global South can't beat climate change without voluntary carbon markets

Voluntary carbon markets can mobilise private finance more effectively and at scale, and must be seen as part of any inclusive climate finance architecture, writes Marissa Lee