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Central bankers must lead nature data progression, says WWF

Central bankers must set the example of "showing what good looks like" in relation to nature and biodiversity data reporting, WWF has argued.

Scotland on track to raise over £100m in private finance for nature

The Scottish government is on track to raise more than £100 million ($134 million) in private finance commitments towards nature restoration.

PCAF playing catch-up with standard setters, despite ISSB's financial institutions reprieve

The industry-led Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) is working to provide financial institutions with the standards they need to meet incoming sustainability reporting rules, a key industry figure has said.

Nest to build reporting framework for asset managers

The UK's Nest Pensions has started to build a framework against which it will ask its asset managers to report, in a bid to streamline and harmonise the ESG data it receives.

Middle East sustainable debt 'conservatism' has made a 'very high quality' market

Sustainable bond issuers in the Middle East are growing more confident about looking at more innovative structures after their initial "conservatism" led to a quality market ....

ECB ready to ramp up climate supervision in face of political headwinds, Elderson says

The European Central Bank (ECB) will ramp up supervision of banks' climate and nature risk management by including sustainability-related aspects across a range of its conventional tests, according to a senior central banker.

Maynilad secures pioneering 'green equity' label in Philippines

Water and waste firm Maynilad Water Services has secured the first Philippine 'Green Equity' label ahead of its initial public offering (IPO), which is believed to be also the first green equity deal in Asia Pacific (APAC).

Transition plan clause among key EU rules at risk as Omnibus political rifts deepen

A clause requiring companies to implement climate transition plans is one of several key clauses in EU rules at threat of being scrapped because of a deepening political rift, after lawmakers failed to reach agreement in European Parliament.

Jason Mitchell named Man Group's responsible investing CIO

Man Group has named Jason Mitchell as its new chief investment officer for responsible investing, as Rob Furdak prepares for retirement at the end of the year, following almost 30 years at the asset manager.

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