Q&A: The evolution of ESG data and regulation
In an increasingly complicated market, the cost of compliance with ESG regulations will increase, but the cost of litigation could be even higher, say Paul Watchman and Thomas Harding
ESMA offers 'backdoor' solution to SFDR fund labelling misuse
A major reclassification of self-labelled 'sustainable' funds is likely after ESMA proposes necessary - but complicating - naming guidelines, Anne Schoemaker tells Ahren Lester
EU and ISSB's salsa dancing.... In wait of the Tango?
Public announcement of an interoperability framework close but not there yet, Vincent Huck writes
Sustainable bond round-up: your questions answered
The Environmental Finance Data team answer audience questions from the third quarter 2022 sustainable bond issuance round-up webinar. Compiled by Guy Richardson
Comment: The spectre of Stuart Kirk haunts sustainable finance
Sustainable finance needs bright new ideas. And, for that, we must encourage freedom of expression, argues Peter Cripps
The Future of ESG Data Conference: Highlights
Environmental Finance's in-person conference on The Future of ESG Data this week highlighted the numerous challenges that are being addressed in the space, as related regulatory and market developments unfold at record pace
Q&A with IOSCO's Kris Nathanail
Following her keynote address at Environmental Finance's The Future of ESG Data conference, IOSCO's senior policy advisor gives her assessment of the challenges facing the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)
Fund-level scenario analysis requirement is 'regulatory overkill'
The merits and shortcomings of scenario analysis were debated at a panel discussion at The Future of ESG Data conference. Peter Cripps reports
Dealing with inconsistent ESG data
A consistent ESG investment approach is 'largely impossible' across asset classes with current data, The Future of ESG Data 2022 conference heard. Ahren Lester reports
Avant garde: biodiversity reporting in France
As French financial institutions report biodiversity-related information under the pioneering Article 29, Thomas Cox assesses the lessons learned