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ECB identifies 'clear gaps' as it readies bank climate inspections

"Clear gaps" remain in most areas of European banks' climate risk management practices, a top executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has said, as the organisation prepares to conduct on-site inspections of EU banks.

Carney's Brookfield impact fund raises record $15bn

Brookfield Asset Management has raised $15 billion in the final close of its Global Transition Fund, making the Mark Carney co-managed fund the world's largest to be dedicated to impact investing.

Why nuclear energy belongs in the EU taxonomy

The science unambiguously tells us that nuclear energy is sustainable and should be included in the EU taxonomy. It is vital for effective decarbonisation that this finally happens, writes David Hess

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Invest 'early & actively' for greater impact in Asia

Impact investing in south-east Asia suffers constraints caused by overseas investors, who are too remotely-based or unwilling to provide early-stage development funding, specialists in the field warned.

Regulator: 'Let's focus more on emissions data, rather than taxonomies'

Focusing on emissions data is a more straightforward way to assess transition strategies, rather than taxonomies, a regulator has suggested.

Hong Kong regulator assessing ISSB preparedness

SEC climate rules not wanted by insurers

III says insurers promote net-zero via investments and already have sufficient disclosure

Failure to hit net-zero target 'not necessarily greenwashing', says regulator

Failure by a bank to meet a carbon reduction target would not necessarily constitute greenwashing, an influential regulator has claimed.

Temasek investing 'catalytic capital' into the transition

Temasek is looking to invest 'catalytic capital' in climate-aligned and carbon negative technology opportunities to support the global energy transition, according to a senior executive.