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The Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) is set to release next week a draft reporting framework with a set of 14 external disclosure recommendations.

Investors should be adopting the "precautionary principle" around investment exclusions on biodiversity grounds "much more", Storebrand told an Environmental Finance event

Metrics to be published by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) next week should be usable in sustainability-linked instruments, which could speed-up TNFD adoption, a member of the initiative has told an Environmental Finance event

The weighted average carbon intensity (WACI) of corporate bond purchases by the European Central Bank (ECB) was slashed by about 65%, following the introduction of a 'climate tilt' methodology to prioritise 'greener' issuers

The political pushback from some US states on ESG "won't have any staying power", with resistance likely to fade as states realise the imperative to invest for climate resilience, an analyst at Breckinridge Capital Advisors has said.

Transition and physical risks are being assessed more by investors in Asia Pacific than any other region, Robeco has said.

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework should place more emphasis on supply chains over the locations of operations for the agrifood sector, a pilot has suggested.

Sovereign sustainable bond issuance volumes in 2023 to date are nearly double the levels seen in 2022, setting the scene for a potential record-breaking annual total driven by both established and new issuers.