ESG

EFRAG plans increased cull of ESRS datapoints in 'drastic decision'

EU advisers have revealed plans to cut datapoints in the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive by about 66%, in a move it said involved a "drastic decision" to cull all 277 datapoints organisations are currently given the option to report.

Regulator publishes FAQ on compliance with California climate disclosure rules

ISS launches climate transition analysis of sovereigns

ESG Data Guide 2025 launched

The free-to-use guide is an easily searchable portal that helps investors and other market players navigate the ever-expanding market of data products.

EU prepares to let 'first wave' CSRD reporters omit biodiversity, social disclosures

ClarityAI secures Visa investment after ecolytiq deal

'Immature' methodologies mean Scope 3 categories should get ISSB pass, industry says

Major insurers and asset managers said 'immature' assessment frameworks meant they should be allowed to omit a range of Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions disclosures when meeting International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards.

Commission adopts EU taxonomy reporting cuts despite data accessibility concerns

The European Commission has adopted cuts to EU taxonomy reporting that will "reduce administrative burden" for companies and financial institutions, including to templates it said would reduce datapoints lenders must report by 89%.

ISSB requests feedback on revised SASB standards for high-emitting sectors

The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has requested feedback on the first revisions in almost a decade to sector-specific reporting standards for coal, oil and gas and metals & mining, ...

Webinar: Nature data is financially material, not just 'bubble' talk

Nature-related data has a real role to play in the investment process and could be an important driver of returns, an Environmental Finance webinar heard, although further research is needed.

ESMA warns investors against vagueness and omissions in anti-greenwashing guidelines

CSRD revisions due by November after Commission grants deadline extension

Japan mulled delayed phase-in of ISSB after EU's Omnibus

A working group discussing implementation of rules based on Sustainability Standards Board of Japan (SSBJ) standards considered delaying a planned phase-in after the EU published its Omnibus simplification package, according to an observer.

Dozens of financial institutions urge EU against weakening sustainability rules