News

• California standard setter 'in a tough spot' over ISSB, ESRS alignment

  08 April 2026

  The California agency setting climate reporting standards for the state asked companies bound by international rules for help, as it admitted that aligning between standards was a major challenge.

• Triodos Investment Management ramping up engagement on deforestation and water

  08 April 2026

  Triodos Investment Management said it is engaging with high-impact companies on deforestation and water.

• Hold ESG data providers accountable under SFDR 2.0, Amundi urges EU

  07 April 2026

  Amundi has urged the EU to place "obligations on ESG data providers" under the revised Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) ensuring that they "share the transparency burden" being heaped on asset managers.

• Iran crisis 'make or break' warning for agriculture, says FAIRR

  07 April 2026

  The conflict in the Middle East is a wake-up call to finance more sustainable practices and supply chains in the agricultural sector, the FAIRR Initiative told Environmental Finance.

  

• Sustainable cocoa alternative raises £2.5m

  07 April 2026

  A UK-based alternative to traditional cocoa production has raised £2.5 million from three venture capital firms.

• Mining & agri parts of Australia transition taxonomy ripe for export, ASFI says

  06 April 2026

  Parts of an Australian 'transition' taxonomy defining eligibility for mining and agriculture activities could be used in other countries, according to the organisation overseeing its development.

• Innovative nature-linked outcomes bond launched

  02 April 2026

  An innovative ZAR2.5 billion ($150 million) bond targeting a water project in South Africa is thought to be the first environmental outcomes bond issued by a commercial bank.

• New Zealand regulator opens 'easier pathway' for sustainable bond issuers

  02 April 2026

  The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority (FMA) has "removed unnecessary regulatory burden" for sustainable bond issuances, in a move it hopes will incentivise more issuance.

• Unilever's food spin-out raises 'potentially material change in its sustainability profile'

  02 April 2026

  Unilever's plans to spin off most of its food business and merge it with US firm McCormick raises "potentially material change in its sustainability profile", Rathbones has warned.

• Rockström urges investors to address 'planetary boundaries'

  02 April 2026

  Financial institutions should look to address the 'planetary boundaries', according to scientist Johan Rockström, but investors have said this remains difficult.