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EU plans bi-annual 'reality checks' of its simplification agenda

SIFEM commits $45m to EM-focused sustainable strategies

'No one got fired for investing in a BlackRock US mid-sized lending strategy'

A conference heard that flexibility on fiduciary duty is needed to unlock sustainable investments in emerging market investments, Jennifer Forrest reports

With AI, 'people will not spend time on reporting anymore'

An 'AI Sustainability Agent' has been launched with the aim of transforming the task of gathering data for sustainability reporting from one that takes tens of hours into minutes.

Sustainability-linked loans 'not a practical reality' for agriculture

Linking interest rates to sustainability-related key performance indicators is not a "practical reality" for the agriculture sector, Oxbury Bank has said.

People moves, 7 February: Achmea; NextEnergy; GIST Impact ... and more

Omnibus regs: EFRAG chair backs CSRD mid-caps category, says cuts possible to narrative reporting

The chair of the EU's standard setting body has said it "is sympathetic to" creating a new category of 'intermediate'-sized companies if it helped achieve the EU's simplification agenda without undermining its goal of improving sustainability reporting.

'Key links' still missing for investors on nature, say academics

Lower returns and a small number of viable nature investment opportunities remain barriers for investors, an academic paper has found, calling for better policy signals for investors.

Investment Association says UK taxonomy no longer needed

The Investment Association (IA) has told the UK to scrap its plans for a 'green taxonomy', telling the Government such a framework is unnecessary due to Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and work on transition planning.

The £77bn question: can UK policy momentum reshape impact investing in 2025

With challenges to sustainable finance in the US, London has a unique opportunity to establish itself as the global leader in impact investing, writes Sarah Teacher