Michael Hurley

Assurance on sustainability disclosures: A Q&A with IAASB

Standards for sustainability assurance will boost investor and regulator confidence in sustainability disclosures, IAASB says. Michael Hurley reports

Democrat lawmakers urge SEC to release climate disclosure rules

A group of US lawmakers has urged the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to "quickly finalise a strong and durable rule" for climate-related financial disclosures and said politicisation of the issue "should not be a reason for delay".

Australia appoints 25-strong taxonomy working group

A 25-member group has been appointed to advise on the development of Australia's sustainable finance taxonomy.

Exclusive: ERAFP, Generali & Banque de France Gestion to use Iceberg biodiversity data

Asset owners ERAFP, Generali and Banque de France Gestion have selected Iceberg Data Lab to provide information on climate and biodiversity-related impacts and dependencies, Environmental Finance has learned.

People moves, 4 August: Green Climate Fund, AustralianSuper, Redington, Fidelity ... and more

ESG ratings 'disincentivise' climate solution providers, Veolia CEO argues

ESG ratings disincentivise companies that provide solutions to help other companies decarbonise, the CEO of Veolia has argued.

Pensions regulator voices 'concerns' on climate scenarios

The UK's Pensions Regulator (TPR) "shares concerns" that the outputs of climate scenario models may be unreliable, a senior executive has said.

UK 'should streamline EU's DNSH criteria for its own taxonomy'

The more than 700 'do no significant harm' (DNSH) criteria for disclosures in line with the EU taxonomy should be drastically cut back to avoid "usability issues" with the UK's own version, according to a UK government-mandated expert group.

US asset manager climate ambition 'reversed' amid ESG backlash, research says

US and Japanese asset managers have been named the worst offenders for climate inaction, with the climate ambition of US managers "reversing" progress from recent years, according to analysis by InfluenceMap.

Commission makes concession following criticism of ESRS materiality opt-out

Companies that say climate-related matters are not 'material' to them will be required to provide European regulators with a "detailed explanation" why, under revisions to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards.