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  • Sustainalytics delivers most SPOs in first half of 2022

    25 July 2022

    Sustainalytics provided the most second-party opinions (SPOs) for sustainable finance frameworks in the first half of 2022, according to Environmental Finance figures.

  • Oxford summit investors doubt if net zero pledges will decarbonise world at all

    25 July 2022

    Finance sector net-zero pledges will likely have "no positive impact" on real economy decarbonisation, according to about one-third of investors and academic attendees at a specialist sustainable finance event.

  • Climate resilience taxonomy is CBI's 'next big project'

    25 July 2022

    Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is preparing a 'climate resilience taxonomy' after it updated its green bond methodology and published its social and sustainability bond methodology.

  • Investors face 'growing political backlash' to ESG

    25 July 2022

    Some large investors are having to consider hostile political responses to ESG when taking environmental action, an executive at Sustainable Fitch has said.

  • MSCI: 39% of ACWI exposed to biodiversity risk

    25 July 2022

    Almost two in five (39%) constituents of MSCI's flagship global equity index have at least one asset located in an area sensitive to biodiversity loss, the firm said.

  • CA100+ launches second Asian engagement guide

    22 July 2022

    The Climate Action 100+ has launched an updated guide for investors to engage with companies on climate issues in Asia.

  • ISSB 'to extend business-as-usual,' says Mirova's Zaouati

    22 July 2022

    Mirova chief executive Philippe Zaouati described the approach of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) towards 'double materiality'...

  • ISSB urged to require Paris-alignment in early feedback

    22 July 2022

    Market participants have urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to consider requiring Paris Agreement-aligned scenarios in preliminary feedback to their draft standards...

  • Insight has classification system for SLBs

    22 July 2022

    Insight Investment classifies sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) as either dark green, light green or red, using its own criteria.

  • People moves including Macquarie, ISS ESG, EFRAG, Natixis & more...

    22 July 2022