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Canada ranked bottom in G7 climate-readiness league table

Canada ranks bottom in Aviva's newly-launched 'Climate-Ready Index' - a framework to measure how G7 nations and Ireland are progressing on climate mitigation, resilience and adaptation.

Look past ESG scores to hedge climate risks, Fed study says

A sample investment portfolio of stocks with low carbon intensity proved a better hedge against an unexpected climate shock than one constituted of firms with a relatively good environmental score, according to a study by the US Federal Reserve.

Verra plans biodiversity credit standard in late 2023

Verra plans to release a standard to enable the independent certification of biodiversity credits in late 2023, an executive at the standard-setter has said.

ESG will increasingly influence insurers' risk management strategies

Lack of standardisation, regulatory pressure and greater physical risks all pose challenges, says Fitch

M&G backs Osler Diagnostics

M&G Catalyst has invested in Osler Diagnostics, a provider of medical portable diagnostic devices that can run several medical tests at once, on any individual and in any setting.

TNFD publishes pilot nature scenario 'narratives'

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published nature scenarios it said market participants can begin using to plot progress along four potential futures.

Loss and damage: what to look out for at COP27

The climate jamboree will see tensions between developed countries and the Global South come to the fore, writes Peter Cripps

People Moves 4 November: Standard Chartered, AIGCC, IFRS, Schroders, Big Society Capital ... and more

TCFD for social issues being developed by business group

An equivalent disclosure framework for social issues based on the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is being developed to help companies and investors, Environmental Finance can reveal.

Northern Trust: Data is greatest challenge for ESG investors