SDI AOP launches patent tracker as impact assessment tool

The Sustainable Development Investments Asset Owner Platform (SDI AOP) and Qontigo have released a forward-looking…

ESG Data,IMPACT

PBAF: 'High chance' of mandatory biodiversity reporting following COP15

The reporting of nature impacts by financial institutions is likely to become mandatory at biodiversity…

ESG Data,IMPACT,Natural Capital,Policy

Video: Hetal Patel on the use of ESG data for the investment value chain

Hetal Patel, head of climate investment risk at Phoenix Group, shares his thoughts on how ESG data can…

ESG Data,People

IFRS sustainability taxonomy recommendations need 'additional effort'

The IFRS has been told its recommendations on a sustainability reporting taxonomy need 'additional effort'…

ESG Data,Policy

Swiss government mandates corporate climate disclosures

ESG Data,Policy

EFRAG submits first draft of corporate reporting standards to EU

The first set of 12 draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards has been submitted to the EU Commission…

ESG Data,Policy

M&G, Moody's chair UK ESG data and ratings code of conduct body

The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has convened a working group to develop a 'significant' voluntary…

ESG Data,Investment,Policy

MSCI launches EU banking climate disclosure product

ESG,ESG Data,Policy

Abrdn rates corporate disclosure in line with most TNFD metrics 'poor'

Asset manager Abrdn has rated corporate data disclosure of 19 out of 24 of the metrics recommended by…

ESG Data,Natural Capital

UN plans 'restoration taxonomy' to boost private sector funding

A UN-led initiative is planning to develop a taxonomy of ecosystem restoration activities in order to…

Debt,ESG Data,Investment,Policy

ECB: Sustainable fund 'resilience' could reduce asset fire sales in crisis

Global environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment funds tend to have greater resilience to…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Policy

Nordea warns on gap between portfolio emissions reduction and 'real world impact'

There is a widening disconnect between emissions reductions in investors' portfolios and the decarbonisation…

ESG Data

Video: Eliza Mahdavy on how ESG is getting integrated with financial reporting

Eliza Mahdavy, group head of ESG performance at EDF, shares her thoughts on how ESG is being integrated…

ESG Data

MSCI to develop forward-looking metrics for private assets

MSCI is looking to develop "forward-looking metrics" for investors to measure their estimated future…

ESG Data

ESG data developments key to financing climate adaptation, says Cervest

Developments in computer analysis to model the climate vulnerability of assets will be key to scaling…

ESG Data

ESG in Fixed Income Asia 2022: Highlights

Environmental Finance's in-person ESG in Fixed Income Asia 2022 conference in Singapore recently highlighted…

Asia Pacific,Debt,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Investment

'Sky high' central bank interest in GDP-equivalent natural capital metric

There is "sky high" interest from central banks in adopting new natural capital metrics such as Gross…

ESG,ESG Data,Investment

'Nature tech' market projected to triple to $6bn by 2030

ESG Data,Natural Capital

Video: Gema Esteban Garrido on the use of ESG data for the investment value chain

Gema Esteban Garrido, global head of ESG at private markets investor IG4 Capital, shares her thoughts…

ESG Data,People

Regulators' climate scenario analyses could be understating risks, warns FSB

The climate scenario analyses carried out by financial authorities may underestimate exposures and vulnerabilities,…

ESG Data,Policy