SEC Commissioner to push for 'robust' sustainability disclosure in US

A recently appointed Commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has spoken in favour…

ESG Data,Policy

Biodiversity among biggest challenges for EDF sustainability reporting

Reporting on biodiversity will be one of the most difficult aspects of sustainability reporting for Électricité…

ESG Data,Natural Capital

ISSB targets adoption of global baseline standards 'as soon as they are finalised'

The IFRS Foundation hopes that the sustainability reporting guidelines being developed by the International…

ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Policy

MAS to launch data registry next year

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) has announced its ESG data registry will launch next year.

Asia Pacific,ESG Data

Data and assurance among FSB recommendations to regulators

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published recommendations to help regulators better mitigate…

ESG Data,Policy

EU opens applications for new sustainable finance expert group

The European Commission has launched a call for applications to join the Platform on Sustainable Finance…

ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Policy

TCFD to take stock before ISSB implementation

The TCFD has said it will take stock of disclosures before the ISSB disclosure frameworks are integrated…

ESG Data,Policy

Platform report 'solves 90%' of EU Taxonomy usability problems

The data and usability report published by the Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) has solved the vast…

ESG,ESG Data,Policy

Pictet: Investor awareness of biodiversity materiality five years behind climate

Investors' awareness of the financial materiality of companies' impacts on biodiversity is generally…

ESG Data,IMPACT,Natural Capital

EU expert group launch 'call to action' to improve taxonomy usability

The Platform for Sustainable Finance (PSF) has published a pair of reports on the data, usability and…

ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Policy

ECB: Gender-diverse banks lend less to 'browner' companies

European banks with a high share of female directors are less likely to lend to high-polluting firms,…

ESG,ESG Data,Policy

MAS data registry to launch next year

Asia Pacific,ESG Data

Credit-focused harmonised ESG reporting tool launch imminent

The launch of a harmonised environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting tool for the credit market…

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Investment

Carney: Net Zero Data Public Utility 'essential' to accountability

The development of free platform Net Zero Data Public Utility will be "essential" for developing the…

ESG Data,Investment

Inconsistent ESG ratings 'failing to measure impact'

Inconsistent ESG ratings "do not necessarily measure" a company's impact on society and the planet, which…

ESG Data,Investment

ECB climate scores another sign of rising liability risk, says law firm

The decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) to tilt its corporate bond purchases toward issuers with…

Debt,ESG Data,Green Bonds,Policy

Climate inconsistency in financial reports could be 'greenwashing'

The inconsistent handling of climate-related factors in the financial statements of highly carbon-exposed…

Carbon,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Policy

MAS launches ESG impact 'hub'

Asia Pacific,ESG Data

Iceberg Data Lab updates biodiversity tool with positive indicator

Iceberg Data Lab has updated its corporate biodiversity footprint analysis tool to enable investors to…

ESG Data,Natural Capital

F4B relaunches and plans biodiversity index

ESG Data,Natural Capital