Basel Committee publishes final climate-risk principles

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) has published its final set of climate-related financial…

ESG,ESG Data,Policy

New benchmark 'could be bellwether index' for sustainable finance

A new index that combines material ESG data with climate transition data could become the "bellwether…

ESG,ESG Data,Equity

PCAF signs up first mainland Chinese bank

Carbon,ESG,ESG Data,Investment

Investors urge mandatory sustainability reporting for food firms

ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Natural Capital,Policy

US hedge fund group advocates short-selling to hit ESG goals

Short selling by asset managers can be an effective way of achieving ESG goals if the position is recorded…

ESG,Investment

LGIM divests two laggards as part of 'climate pledge'

Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) is to divest two companies from funds managing £87 billion…

ESG,Stranded Assets

MEPs object to gas, nuclear inclusion in EU Taxonomy

European politicians on two key parliamentary committees have objected to the inclusion of gas and nuclear…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Policy

PBAF standard targets 'black box' biodiversity data

The Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) has launched its latest version of an impact…

ESG Data,Natural Capital

CDP partners with Thailand on TCFD

Asia Pacific,ESG Data

ISS ESG launches slavery risk tool

ESG,ESG Data

Bank of Canada encourages regulator to tighten climate disclosure rules

The Bank of Canada has urged the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to tighten climate risk disclosure…

ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Policy

SEC requirements 'could drive investors away from ESG ratings'

Proposals from US regulator the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) could drive asset managers away…

ESG Data,Policy

Net-zero real estate firm raises $5m

Asia Pacific,ESG Data

ESMA chair says it will step up greenwashing scrutiny

The EU's securities markets regulator is to step up its focus on tackling 'greenwashing' and make it…

ESG Data,Policy

Companies should ready Scope 3 disclosures, says ERM

More companies will be urged to undertake scope 3 emissions disclosures under new international standards…

ESG Data,Policy

Exclusive: Sustainalytics to launch transition ratings

Sustainalytics is to launch climate transition ratings for companies by the end of the year, Environmental…

ESG,ESG Data,IMPACT

Sovereigns scoring worse than Russia on ESG merit investor scrutiny, says Verisk

Verisk Maplecroft has called for 'fresh scrutiny' of fifteen states it assigned lower sovereign environmental,…

ESG Data

Sustainalytics unveils climate risk metrics

ESG Data

WTW updates Climate Diagnostic risk tool

ESG Data,Insurance

Macron and Bloomberg launch climate data transparency drive

An initiative has been launched to boost transparency on climate data, and allow companies to be "held…

ESG Data,Stranded Assets