Archive

  • Omni-confusion

    28 January 2025

    What will the EU's Omnibus regulation mean for sustainable finance, Michael Hurley asks

  • Trump, Part Two: Brace for a bonfire of climate policy

    21 January 2025

    Exiting the Paris Agreement is the first sign of wide-scale cuts to policies related to preserving the environment, Michael Hurley writes

  • Comment: NZAM and others must adapt or die

    15 January 2025

    Whether bodies such as NZAM will be able to prevent further departures remains to be seen, writes Rob Langston

  • Unveiling Scope 3 emissions: A crucial shift for investors

    08 January 2025

    Accounting for these emissions, long overlooked due to their complexity, would go a long way to supporting a net-zero transition in the real economy, writes Udo Riese

  • Scrambled regs to give investors indigestion in 2025

    20 December 2024

    Investors must digest a diet of disparate sustainable finance regulations in the year ahead. Michael Hurley reports

  • Sustainability assurance: sailing a boat under construction

    12 December 2024

    The cost of gaining assurance, data quality and the need for subjective judgments could limit the usefulness of sustainability assurance, Michael Hurley writes

  • Making nature data open to all

    11 December 2024

    The TNFD's proposed open data 'facility' has been welcomed by data providers, but the key issue of how it will be funded is yet to be resolved. Genevieve Redgrave reports

  • Transition commodities a growing 'sweet spot' for LGIM

    04 December 2024

    A webinar heard that investing in the green economy has become a popular theme for investors in recent years, and there are further opportunities to invest in transition. Jennifer Forrest reports

  • Cut back data points to keep CSRD manageable

    28 November 2024

    'Ruthless' materiality assessments are needed to help reduce the 'overwhelming' reporting burden, writes Michael Hurley

  • COP29 finance day: Harmonisation initiatives the highlight of underwhelming day

    14 November 2024

    Multi-jurisdiction taxonomies and a push for harmonised transition plan rules stole the headlines, as finance proved a sticking point, Michael Hurley writes