Michael Hurley

Judging the credibility of transition plans, part one

Investors preparing for a wave of transition plan disclosures face a complicated task to determine 'what good looks like', Michael Hurley writes

SBTi consults on draft net zero standard for financial institutions

EU sustainability due diligence directive enters force

Net Zero Asset Managers initiative observes rise of 'bespoke targets', as membership swells

The Net Zero Asset Managers (NZAM) initiative has noted a rise in signatories setting decarbonisation targets using their own 'bespoke' methodologies, as the group swelled to 325 signatories representing about $57.5 trillion in assets under management.

Financial institutions' taxonomy alignment close to zero, PwC study finds

Ditch SFDR definition of sustainable investments, replace Articles 8 & 9, ESMA suggests

The EU should ditch the 'sustainable investment' definition in its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and introduce a two-tier categorisation system that would effectively replace the current SFDR Articles 8 and 9, an EU regulator recommends.

India plans climate finance taxonomy

India's Ministry of Finance has announced funding to create a taxonomy to attract climate finance, spanning adaptation and mitigation activities.

UK Stewardship Code changes 'may be' concession to US signatories' fear of antitrust laws

Changes to the UK Stewardship Code to remove a requirement to report annually on collaborative engagement and escalation may have been designed to assuage fears particularly among US managers at violating antitrust laws, it has been suggested.

S&P stops giving ESG scores to Indian companies covered by SEBI rules

EU banks have already reduced climate risk in response to supervision, say ECB researchers

The European Central Bank (ECB)'s climate-related supervision has already led to an improvement in banks' risk exposure and management, and increased capital allocation towards green finance, according to researchers at the central bank.