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ISS: Nuclear, gas have no positive sustainability impact

Nuclear and gas energy generation - which the EU has proposed including in its taxonomy of sustainable activities - have "no net positive" sustainability impact, ISS ESG has said.

Activists behind Shell court order focus on financial firms

One of the activist organisations behind the successful climate court case against Royal Dutch Shell have called for 29 other companies including several financial firms to reduce their emissions.

Loan round-up: Prometeon Tyre, Inwido, Veepee, Coima RES ... and more

$2.6trn of financing omits deforestation policies

Companies with the greatest exposure to deforestation have been given $2.6 trillion of financing that is not covered by a deforestation policy,...

Simplifying the CA100+ net-zero benchmark is 'laughable'

Criticism of the Net-Zero Company Benchmark developed by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) being "too complicated" has been described as "laughable,"...

UK regulator writes to CEOs of climate focus in 2022

The UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA) has placed CEOs of banks, general insurers and deposit takers on guard for the increased regulatory scrutiny it has promised to bring to bear on climate change this year, as it named climate-related risks among its top priorities for the year.

Bond round-up: Enel, VGP, Sonoco, CPI, AIIB, BDO Unibank ... and more

TPI: Investors need better scenario data

Investors would benefit from climate-related scenarios being focused on their needs rather than on the requirements of policymakers,...

MSCI partners with GIST on impact data

Financial services giant MSCI has partnered with impact data specialist GIST to provide its clients with access to information on companies' positive and negative environmental and social impact.

WBA requests feedback on nature benchmark

Investors and businesses have been invited to provide feedback on a methodology for assessing "the 1,000 most influential companies" worldwide on their contributions to nature and biodiversity-related UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).