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Change to CSRD materiality test brings standards closer to ISSB, says EFRAG

'Simplified' European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) that cut current datapoints by 68% have been published for consultation that EU advisers claim will bring them closer to International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards.

France Valley opens €150m European timber fund

France Valley has opened its €150 million ($171 million) pan-European timber fund to new institutional investors.

UK ETS expansion key to financing carbon removal tech, says South Pole

Expansion of the UK's emissions trading scheme (ETS) is key to "unlocking" finance for emerging carbon removal technologies, according to South Pole.

US sustainable investor 'comfort' with hard-to-abate sectors a 'good signal'

The greater willingness of US sustainable investors to consider high-emitting and hard-to-abate issuers in their portfolios is a "good signal" that the critical investment market is actively looking to innovate, according to BNP Paribas.

ECB's climate collateral policy is small change, says non-profit

Walmart, Amazon, Costco 'have biggest biodiversity impact'

Some of the world's largest food and beverage companies have been identified as having the largest biodiversity footprint, ...

Exclusive: Iceberg 'completes' biodiversity footprint tool

As Iceberg Data Lab expands its biodiversity footprinting tool, CEO Matthieu Maurin tells Genevieve Redgrave why supply chains and commodities are its next area of focus

Vietnam's VPBank secures $350m loan from international backers

AXA adopts SDR 'Impact' label for short duration green bond fund

Financial institutions told to limit data asks of SMEs to EU standards

Financial institutions have been urged to limit their requests for sustainability data of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to information in EU standards, in a recommendation by the European Commission.