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UKSIF pitches taskforce to study how ISSB can reduce pensions reporting burden
10 April 2025Regulators should sponsor an industry group to study how the sustainability-related "reporting burden" on UK pension schemes can be reduced in the transition to International Sustainability Board Standards (ISSB) reporting, an investor group said.
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Scope 3 remains 'struggle' in sustainability-linked loan market
04 April 2025Expectations around Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions targets in sustainability-linked loans (SLLs) remain an "obstacle" to scaling the market, but an Environmental Finance event heard ...
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Two-year delay to CSRD reporting approved, in 'step toward full exemption'
03 April 2025EU lawmakers have approved a two-year delay to corporate sustainability reporting for companies that were set to comply from next year, in a vote one observer said was the first step...
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EU Green Bond Standard set to fuel debate on overhauling DNSH, says Mirova
03 April 2025The first deals aligned with the EU Green Bond Standard (GBS) suggest the regulation will fuel the debate on overhauling the EU's criteria to ensure investments 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) to sustainability objectives, Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA conference heard.
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ISS ESG launches sustainability bond rating
03 April 2025ISS ESG has launched its sustainability bond rating at Environmental Finance's Sustainable Debt EMEA 2025 conference.
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US banking regulator abandons climate risk principles
01 April 2025The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has "withdrawn its participation" in maintaining principles for climate risk management by large financial institutions in the US, which it argued were "overly burdensome and duplicative".
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BlackRock's Fink omits 'climate change' from annual letter
01 April 2025BlackRock CEO Larry Fink made no explicit reference to 'climate change' or diversity, equity and inclusion in the latest annual letter to shareholders - marking a big shift compared with his public messaging in past years.
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EU issues 'urgent' request for advice on CSRD cutbacks
31 March 2025The EU Commission has written to the bloc's financial reporting standard-setting body, requesting urgent "advice" on how to make the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) less onerous for companies.
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Axa IM 'downgrades' and 'may reduce exposure to' companies that weakened climate targets
28 March 2025European fund management giant Axa Investment Managers has "downgraded" companies that weakened their decarbonisation targets and is considering selling some of its holdings in these companies due to perceived increased risk, a sustainability head said.
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SEC ends defence of climate rule in 'backward step for investors'
28 March 2025The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ended defence of its own climate disclosure rule, signalling a major blow to hopes it could be saved from legal challenges.