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'Manufacturers are main drivers biodiversity loss in Nordics' (ESG Data conference)
14 October 2025The manufacturing sector, rather than land-intensive sectors, is the most significant contributor to biodiversity loss in the Nordics, Storebrand Asset Management told an Environmental Finance event.
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Reliance on single nature KPIs rings alarm bells, says Franklin Templeton (ESG Data conference)
14 October 2025Investors should not rely on just one key performance indicator (KPI) when it comes to measuring biodiversity in portfolios, says Franklin Templeton, and instead try to collate the data relevant to their outcomes.
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Big providers falling behind on alternative data and technology, says LOIM (ESG Data conference)
14 October 2025Larger data providers risk being left behind as new and smaller firms lead the way on innovation in alternative ESG data and technology, said Lombard Odier Investment Managers.
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Nippon Life's nature finance framework a 'small but bold step' (ESG Data conference)
14 October 2025Japanese insurer Nippon Life said the metrics proposed in its nature finance framework are an iterative "baby step," but represent a "small but bold" attempt to move the market forward.
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The Future of ESG Data EMEA 2025 conference round-up
14 October 2025Now in its sixth year, the conference expanded to include a stream on nature data and thematic round table discussions. Peter Cripps reports
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CDP to expand ocean reporting (ESG Data conference)
13 October 2025CDP is set to expand its questionnaire next year to include ocean-related metrics, BNP Paribas has told an Environmental Finance conference.
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Linking alpha to ESG data key to advancing industry, says Man Group (ESG Data conference)
13 October 2025Proving that financially material ESG data can drive financial outperformance is key to ensuring "mainstream" investment committees take sustainable investing seriously, according to a senior researcher at Man Group.
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'Double materiality assessment the hardest part of CSRD (ESG Data conference)
13 October 2025The most challenging part of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) for Amazon was the double materiality assessment, a conference heard.
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UK's FCA not looking to 'reinvent the wheel' on ESG ratings (ESG Data conference)
13 October 2025The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) said it is hoping to avoid the kind of convergence seen in the credit ratings space when it comes to set the rules for ESG rating providers, delegates at the Environmental Finance Future of ESG Data conference heard.
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European Parliament votes to weaken transition plan rules, reduce scope of CSDDD
13 October 2025Members of European Parliament (MEPs) agreed to weaken rules requiring companies to implement climate transition plans and to reduce the number of companies required to conduct sustainability due diligence, after a key vote on the EU's omnibus package.