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European legal battles force better corporate climate accounting
27 February 2024TotalEnergies and ING are among the firms to face legal action from activist shareholders, write Gerben Schreurs and Paul Menoret-Renard
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ICMA draws up a 'Common Ground Taxonomy' for transition plans
26 February 2024The influential trade association wants issuer to act on transition plans before regulations arrive, and has provided a high-level tool to get the process started. Ahren Lester reports
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CBAM - first domino or false dawn?
22 February 2024The EU's Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism has become a potent catalyst, igniting diverse carbon pricing debates across the globe, write Mark Jeavons and Frank Eich
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Webinar Q&A: WWF and MAS on 'green' central banking and regulation
14 February 2024Regulators are bolstering their work on transition planning and nature as they look to support the transition to net zero, Annabelle Palmer reports
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SFDR - still a work-in-progress
13 February 2024What would investors like to see from Version 2.0 of the EU's much-maligned Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation? Michael Hurley reports
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ESG controversy scores are impacting bond pricing
05 February 2024Climate risk is still not efficiently being priced in bond markets, but the impact of exclusions and controversy scores give a glimpse to the future. Ahren Lester reports
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Regulating ESG ratings: Mission impossible?
02 February 2024As regulators around the world seek to define good practice for ESG raters, they are discovering the complexities of doing so, writes Michael Hurley
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Austria: Greenium justified as there is 'no free lunch' for investors
23 January 2024Up to 60 people work on Austria's green bond reporting, Markus Stix tells Ahren Lester
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NIB aims for record 2024 green bond issuance after stellar start
17 January 20242024 could prove a landmark year for the long-standing green bond issuer amid updates to its framework and record issuance volumes on the cards, Jens Hellerup tells Ahren Lester
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Sustainability assured?
15 January 2024Are organisations ready for regulators' demands for independent assurance of sustainability disclosures, and are investors ready to reward companies providing assurance, Michael Hurley asks