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Failure to force emissions cuts exposes nations to legal action, says World Court

EFRAG identifies data gaps in first CSRD reports in 'state of play' analysis

Climate reporting poised for giant step forwards, following IASB accounting guidance

There is optimism that illustrative examples can address failures in accounting for climate, Michael Hurley writes

SEC playing games over climate rule it has no intention to enforce, commissioner says

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been accused of playing "games" with the law courts by refusing to faithfully comply with a request for information on whether it will enforce its climate rule, in comments by one of its own commissioners.

UK government urged to increase transparency on BNG

Better transparency is needed on Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) to "reinforce" its integrity, investors and parliamentarians have told the UK government.

'Pensions lack basic literacy on impact investing'

Many pension schemes have a poor understanding of impact investment strategies, Pensions for Purpose has claimed, stating they rely heavily on consultancies to help them fill gaps.

Food system collapse could pose major stranded asset risk, warns CISL

Major market disruption in the food system will pose increasing investment risks, a new report has warned, although it anticipates growing transition investments.

Rating agencies must create separate methodologies for EMs, says Ninety One

Credit rating agencies must stop applying methodologies designed for developed markets when rating emerging market and developing economies (EMDE) debt, Ninety One's chief sustainability officer has urged.

'Distinctive' Australian taxonomy opens door for 'excluded' sustainable bond issuers

The Australian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy has brought a "distinctive" approach to hard-to-abate and green-enabling activities which could result in it becoming a global reference for issuers from transition sectors previously excluded from the sustainable bond market, Sustainable Fitch argues.

Forest restoration coalition commits $2.6 billion

A coalition to scale up forest protection and restoration financing has committed to investing $2.6 billion for projects in Brazil, since its launch last November.