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Investors urge reform of GHG Protocol renewables accounting

Investors have urged the GHG Protocol to change its standards to ensure companies' claims more accurately link renewable energy purchases to the time and place the energy was produced and consumed.

'We usually expect too much from COP, that might be particularly true this year'

Expectations of more ambitious targets may have to be reined-in for COP30, as the focus on "grand announcements" shifts to how countries are executing their emissions reduction plans, says Mathieu Nègre of Union Bancaire Privée (UBP).

UBP publishes 'wish list' ahead of COP30

More ideas around a "corporate reset" and establishing a global price for carbon feature on Union Bancaire Privée's wish list ahead of COP30 to be held in Belem later this month.

EU's judiciary rejects complaint at nuclear and gas in taxonomy

Union Investment divests from Exxon over climate targets

People moves 18 April: Blue Earth Capital, M&G, Rothschild ... and more

Sustainable bond funds assets hit record $46bn in 2024

Sustainable bond fund assets edged higher, to a record $46 billion in 2024. Managers are optimistic of further growth in 2025. Ahren Lester reports

Make CSRD materiality assessments sector-specific, say German government advisers

US investors urge EU to delay deforestation regulation

The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) has called for a delay to the EU's Deforestation Regulation, saying that it is "extremely concerned" about the potential of companies to meet its upcoming implementation deadline.

Union Investment and DekaBank leave German SIF

Union Investment and DekaBank have left the German Forum Nachhaltige Geldanlagen (FNG), with the former saying the national sustainable investment forum and its label had become less relevant in the face of regulation.