Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • Quantitative tightening hampers ECB carbon tilting efforts

    12 June 2025

    The European Central Bank (ECB) said its shift from quantitative easing to tightening has brought an end to its efforts to apply a climate tilt to its corporate bond portfolio.

  • ISSB 'profiles' degree of alignment of national standards with its own

    12 June 2025

    About 80% of jurisdictions that have said they will use the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards plan "full adoption", according to analysis the board said illustrates "the high degree of alignment" with its work.

  • Japan's transition bonds: 'The reception has improved dramatically'

    11 June 2025

    Investors welcomed assurances that Japan's transition bonds promote energy security and competitiveness, the country says as it readies more deals. Michael Hurley reports

  • Clean Industrial Deal's transformative potential overshadowed by Omnibus, says Schroders

    11 June 2025

    The transformative potential of the EU's Clean Industrial Deal (CID) has been overlooked in public discourse, in part because of the emotive debate about the Omnibus regulatory simplification package, according to Schroders' head of public policy for Europe.

  • Japan's Green Transformation agency aims to spur transition finance across Asia

    11 June 2025

    Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency has set its sights on promoting transition finance in other Asian countries as well as domestically, as it aims to reap the benefits of regional cross-investment, its director said.

  • 'Struggle' to sell labelled debt in US leads to pivot to Asia and Middle East, says HSBC

    10 June 2025

    The "struggle" to sell labelled debt products in the US in the current political environment is leading banks to seek business in markets with greater potential for growth, including in Asia and the Middle East, according to an executive at HSBC.

  • ICMA Principles mulling changes to transition finance guidance

    10 June 2025

    Updates to the Climate Transition Finance Handbook are being discussed that could lead to changes being unveiled at the Annual Conference of the Principles in Tokyo, according to the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).

  • Schapiro to join Japan transition advisory group

    05 June 2025

    Mary Schapiro is set to join the Global Advisory Council established earlier this year to advise Japan's Green Transformation (GX) Acceleration Agency, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • ISSB's proposals would limit accountability in financial industry, PCAF says

    04 June 2025

    Proposals to allow entities to omit finance-related emissions from their reporting would "lead to limited accountability for the climate impact of financial transactions,"...

  • Investors need climate data, says senator supporting NY climate risk disclosure bill

    04 June 2025

    Institutional investors are among the most vociferous backers of US climate risk disclosures even if the country's federal government "seem[s] to be getting out of the climate business, and the climate data collection business," a New York state senator backing a proposed reporting bill has said.