News round-up: EU ETS extension considered, API endorses carbon price, UK financial watchdog climate remit expanded... and more

Foresight publishes biodiversity blueprint

Foresight Group has published a blueprint to advise UK-focused investors on nature considerations for renewable investments.

'Stand up and be counted': ISSB vice-chair urges investor pushback against divergence

Investors have been urged to "stand up and be counted" by pressuring regulators to align with International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards, in a call by the group's vice-chair, Sue Lloyd.

Hong Kong publishes 'reframed' sustainable finance taxonomy

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has published its Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance, a sustainable classification framework for the local market.

Abris exits Scanmed following ESG improvements

Actis-backed Nozomi Energy wins two Japanese BESS projects