The US 'plays catch-up' on climate stress testing
A Federal Reserve-led climate scenario analysis exercise with US banks is underway, and implications for capital requirements are unclear, an Environmental Finance webinar heard. Michael Hurley reports
Unpacking the EU's Green Deal Industrial Plan
The Net Zero Industry Act and the Critical Raw Materials Act set out goals for the development of the green industry in the EU, writes Lothar Van Driessche
Water quality: a critical pillar of biodiversity
Tighter regulation could help investors improve water quality and tackle biodiversity loss, write Lisa Beauvilain and Johan Florén
COP out: how the promise of Glasgow has faded
Investors should be ready to push UK policymakers to change course on climate, Eliette Riera writes
Taking sustainable sukuk to the next level
Islamic financiers are hoping to capitalise on growing international ESG demand, Fitch Ratings' Bashar Al-Natoor tells Genevieve Redgrave
How Canada laid the foundations for its transition taxonomy
A project to develop a list of transition activities is set to grow, Barbara Zvan and Jonathan Arnold tell Michael Hurley
The fog of SFDR
Fund managers will have to wait for clarity on the EU's landmark disclosures regime, Michael Hurley writes
EU Green Bond Standard: Provisional deal on landmark regulation agreed
The ground-breaking green bond regulation is now on the home straight after key compromises were sealed, with sustainability-linked bonds now firmly in sight of EU regulation. Ahren Lester reports
The UK's impact label: an intention to be better than SFDR
The UK is proposing a label for 'impact' funds, in a significant divergence from the EU, but some warn it could add further complication, writes Michael Hurley
COP27 sees progress on bilateral partnerships
The climate conference saw multilateral talks stagnate but bilateral partnerships show the way forward, argue Lina Apsheva and Gregor Vulturius