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Delay CSRD assurance and drop double materiality test, Vodafone urges

The EU should postpone requirements that reports prepared in line with the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) should gain independent assurance, according to Vodafone's head of sustainability.

Schroders' Cazenove Capital 'one of first' wealth managers to adopt SDR labelling

Keystone Positive Change urges vote against Saba takeover

Investors of the London-listed Keystone Positive Change investment trust have been urged to vote against takeover proposals from activist hedge fund Saba Capital.

Verra consulting on 10 projects

IUCN to tackle European biodiversity flows

'Ever stronger business case for blended green finance', Amundi says

The diversification of company supply chains outside China is one of many factors feeding an increasingly favourable business case for clean energy blended finance in emerging markets and developing economies, Amundi has said.

Nature is having to fight with other ESG issues

First Sentier's Joanne Lee outlines the asset manager's evolving approach to nature. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Early bird Bpifrance kick-offs €4bn sustainable bond plans with social deal

Bpifrance has raised €1.5 billion ($1.5 billion) from its first social bond of the year, as the French public sector investment bank came to market promptly to get ahead of an anticipated glut of issuance.

Carbon 'insetting' fund launched

A fund to reward farmers for reducing emissions has raised £1 million ($1.25 million) in contributions from organisations looking to "reduce their Scope 3 emissions".

Mobilising transition finance 'key concern' for 2025, says Moody's

Mobilising transition finance to support decarbonisation targets, especially to the emerging markets, will remain a 'key hurdle' this year, according to an outlook paper by Moody's Ratings.