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NGFS work moves 'from awareness to action' as network grows

The Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has launched its new two-year work programme,...

A transition taxonomy: ready or not?

Could extending the EU's taxonomy to unsustainable and intermediate activities prove trickier than work on 'green', Michael Hurley asks

Australia's AGL Energy ditches coal demerger

Video: Jonathan Maes (European Commission) at ESG in Fixed Income EMEA 2022

Jonathan Maes, a seconded national expert at the European Commission, was asked to comment on how sovereigns could divest from state-owned fossil fuel companies, rather than 'perpetually engage' with them.

Credit Suisse & Rockefeller push ocean fund companies for scope 3 data

EdenTree: UK windfall tax 'undermines' net-zero commitment

High yield, loan borrowers urged to 'come prepared' on ESG data

Companies looking to raise funds through high yield bonds or loans have been urged to "come prepared" with key environmental, social and governance (ESG) data for investors to improve engagement opportunities.

SEC disclosure rules promise clarity - Trillium

Social issues set to gain prominence in credit ratings - Fitch

Social issues are only 'minimally' relevant to credit ratings but are set to become more important as society demands more on sustainability and fair treatment, according to credit ratings agency Fitch.

Investors warned of plastics industry's pollution 'ambivalence'

Investors in the European plastics industry have been warned of its 'ambivalence' towards the pollution problem, with the sector named as a 'high risk option'.