Michael Hurley

Climate policy since COP26 'confirming 1.8֯ C trajectory'

Climate policy developments since November's UN climate conference "reflect slight positives in global climate ambition," according to an analysis.

Biodiversity regulation 'where climate regulation was 8 years ago'

Regulation of investor impacts and dependencies on nature is today where it was about eight years ago for climate change, according to a member of a high-profile study group.

NGFS consults on climate data guide

Banque de France first central bank to join CDP

Banque de France has become the first central bank to join the CDP, which requests environmental disclosures by companies.

EFRAG appoints EU sustainability reporting standards group

An advisory group has been appointed to help develop European corporate sustainability reporting standards.

UK taskforce to develop transition plan 'gold standard'

The UK treasury has created a 'transition plan taskforce' to develop what it says will be "the gold standard" for climate transition plans by UK financial institutions and listed companies, in a move that is believed to be the first of its kind.

NBIM backs ISSB enterprise value approach

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) has said it supports the IFRS Foundation's focus on sustainability factors that affect a company's 'enterprise value' as the standard setter develops 'baseline' global sustainability standards.

Social taxonomy's use for bonds 'limited'

The EU Platform's proposed taxonomy of social activities may have only limited use for social bond issuers, according to a panel of market practitioners.

GFANZ lamented for 'no clear signs it has achieved anything'

A group of civil society organisations has written to Michael Bloomberg and Mark Carney to demand the $138 trillion financial sector coalition they co-chair to step up its game, in a letter that complained the initiative had shown no signs that it has achieved anything.

FCA finalises UK rules on diversity disclosures