EU companies set to disclose environmental risks

The European Parliament and Council have provisionally agreed on a new directive which will require large…

Policy

Asia 'will need guardrails' against rising greenwashing risk

Asian countries will increasingly require regulatory "guardrails" to ensure fund managers understand…

Asia Pacific,Policy

Carbon pricing needs radical redesign, says NZAOA

Carbon,Policy

ECB identifies 'clear gaps' as it readies bank climate inspections

"Clear gaps" remain in most areas of European banks' climate risk management practices, a top executive…

Policy

Hong Kong regulator assessing ISSB preparedness

Asia Pacific,Policy

SEC climate rules not wanted by insurers

III says insurers promote net-zero via investments and already have sufficient disclosure

Insurance,Policy

Failure to hit net-zero target 'not necessarily greenwashing', says regulator

Failure by a bank to meet a carbon reduction target would not necessarily constitute greenwashing, an…

Asia Pacific,ESG,Policy

UK pension funds required to report Paris alignment

UK pension funds will have to disclose how they align with the 1.5°C goal of the Paris Agreement from…

Policy

Why nuclear energy belongs in the EU taxonomy

The science unambiguously tells us that nuclear energy is sustainable and should be included in the EU taxonomy. It is vital for effective decarbonisation that this finally happens, writes David Hess

Policy

A transition taxonomy: ready or not?

Could extending the EU's taxonomy to unsustainable and intermediate activities prove trickier than work on 'green', Michael Hurley asks

Policy

Boards need climate competence, not more numbers

Investors should focus engagement on ensuring company management has climate expertise, argues Laura Zizzo

Investment,Policy

EU Parliament drops gas, nuclear opposition in EU GBS

Amid tough discussions, the Parliamentary amendments to the EU Green Bond Standard proposal go noticeably further than the Commissions plans in several critical ways. Ahren Lester reports

Debt,Green Bonds,Policy