Policy

UK launches EM investment taskforce

CSRD compliance 'will only get harder' with Omnibus changes, says DZ Bank head

Planned changes to limit the scope of the EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) will only make it more difficult for financial institutions like DZ Bank to complete their own reporting, its sustainability reporting head said.

Canadian 'competitiveness' push can benefit from transition plan work, says pension head

A private finance-led group aims to show companies how climate transition planning can shape business strategy and help them compete economically with international peers, according to the head of a Canadian pension fund.

Anti-ESG politics should largely be 'blocked out', conference hears

It is not the duty of investors to keep up with political trends, an asset manager told an Environmental Finance conference.

Republican plan to gut IRA threatens private investment in US, Ceres warns

Largest companies to be given reprieve from extra CSRD reporting

Canadian financial institutions back initiative for 'credible transition plans'

Sustainable bonds still present 'challenge' for EU 'dark green' funds

EU regulatory focus on 'look-through' impact assessment for labelled sustainable bond investments poses a challenge for EU 'dark green' funds, according to MainStreet Partners - despite strong compliance between sustainable bonds and Paris-Aligned Benchmarks (PAB).

Cautious optimism as banking regulators hold firm on climate risk work

The outcome of a meeting of the global banking regulators on the Basel Committee was "not as bad as it could have been" with regard to their climate-related financial risk activities, but there remains uncertainty about the future of some of its significant projects.

Evidence of 'climate risk premium' in iron ore trading, researchers say

Physical climate risks already feeding inflation, says NGFS chair

Physical climate risks are already feeding through to increased inflation, demonstrating that climate change "is within the core mandate" of central banks, according to the chair of the Central Banks and Supervisors Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS).

German Chancellor calls for 'complete repeal' of EU CSDDD

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz has called for a "complete repeal" of EU directives including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).

India unveils draft climate, transition finance taxonomy

GRI urges EU against cutting key impact standards as it mulls Omnibus changes

Reducing scope of CSRD would hinder ECB's work on climate, it warns EU