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Inconsistent data stops impact investors pursuing biodiversity, Wellington says
11 April 2024A lack of consistency in data for measuring biodiversity is hindering impact investors and preventing capital flowing to solutions providers, Wellington Management has argued.
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Standard Chartered guide to address adaptation and resilience finance shortfall
11 April 2024Standard Chartered Bank has launched a guide to align sector-wide efforts solve the adaptation and resilience finance shortfall.
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World Bank releases 'game-changing' streamlined impact metrics
11 April 2024The World Bank has released a new impact outcomes 'scorecard' which will be deployed across all its institutions for the first time, which was described as "game-changing" for the development bank.
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'Regulators could follow TCFD example' by making TPT mandatory
11 April 2024Guidance on 'gold standard' climate transition plans could be implemented in UK regulation, following the example of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), according to a senior lawyer.
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No Scope 3 'loophole' in our rule - but qualitative info may be required, says SEC
09 April 2024Companies will not be required to give quantitative disclosures of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions outside their direct control under the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)'s climate rule - but they may have to provide qualitative disclosures, it has said.
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Transition Plan Taskforce unveils financial institution sectoral guides as regulation looms
09 April 2024Sector-specific guides on climate transition plan disclosure by asset owners, asset managers, banks and corporates in high-emitting sectors have been published by a group whose work is being closely watched by regulators preparing to govern the practice.
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European ESG fund market to reach €9.4trn by 2027, says PwC
09 April 2024Assets in environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused funds in the EU are forecast to reach €9.4 trillion ($10.2 trillion) by 2027, after PwC Luxembourg reported a jump to more than €6 trillion in 2023.
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More action needed on companies' plastic data, says CDP
09 April 2024Major gaps in corporate plastic data highlight the need for mandatory plastic-related disclosure rules, according to CDP, the not-for-profit group that runs the global environmental disclosure system.
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SEC likely to delay climate rule even in best-case scenario, law firm says
08 April 2024The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is likely to delay implementing its climate disclosure rule even if it wins cases seeking to block its progress, a law firm has predicted.
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IASB could approve 'new net zero accounting standard' this month
08 April 2024A proponent of a 'new net zero accounting standard' is confident the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) will adopt it this month.