EU Taxonomy hits roadblock

The European Union (EU) has laid out plans to become the first climate-neutral continent in the world…

Policy

EBA plans climate stress test

Debt,Policy

Policy response to climate change to 'wipe $2trn off companies' value'

An abrupt and disruptive policy response to the risks presented by climate change is forecast to permanently…

Investors,Policy,Stranded Assets

EU agreement will make Taxonomy 'much more extensive in scope'

A provisional agreement by the EU on the structural outline of its Taxonomy of sustainable activities…

Policy

Major investors call on EU leaders to urgently pass net-zero GHG target

A group of 44 major global investors managing €6 trillion ($6.6 billion) in assets called on European…

Policy

2° Investing Initiative, Beyond Ratings launch new climate target investment tool

2° Investing Initiative (2DII) and data analytics company Beyond Ratings have launched a tool to help…

Carbon,Impact investing,Policy

Climate risk could be added to capital requirements in near future, warns Eiopa head

Forward-looking assessments of climate risk could be factored into capital requirements for insurers,…

Insurance,Policy,Stranded Assets

Science-Based Targets initiative sees uptake double

The Science-Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has seen uptake from corporates double over the past year-and-a-half.

ESG,Policy,Stranded Assets

Decoding the carbon market logjam at the Madrid Climate Conference

The Madrid Climate Conference (COP25) is nearly coming to an end, and there is little sign of agreement on an operational rulebook for Article 6 of the Paris Climate Agreement (PA), arguably one of the most important elements of the PA and the ongoing negotiations, says Prajwal Baral.

Policy

Sustainability: to regulate or not to regulate?

Financial regulation has a role to play in tackling climate change, but it cannot be a silver bullet. So the time has come for policymakers to step up their game, delegates at the Insurance and Climate Risk conference heard. Vincent Huck reports

Insurance,Policy

Candriam: Investors need policy support to drive transition

Candriam's Wim Van Hyfte says the president of the Bundesbank is wrong to suggest that not all areas of sustainable finance are a central bank's domain. He tells Michael Hurley why

Investors,Policy

Green bond comment: BIS backing signals market's maturity

The launch of a green bond fund by the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), on 16 September, marks a new milestone on the market's long march to maturity.

Green Bonds,Policy