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Persefoni to launch carbon footprinting tool after raising $23m

Axa IM 'downgrades' and 'may reduce exposure to' companies that weakened climate targets

European fund management giant Axa Investment Managers has "downgraded" companies that weakened their decarbonisation targets and is considering selling some of its holdings in these companies due to perceived increased risk, a sustainability head said.

SEC ends defence of climate rule in 'backward step for investors'

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ended defence of its own climate disclosure rule, signalling a major blow to hopes it could be saved from legal challenges.

Canadian election 'casts a shadow over' work on taxonomy, disclosures

The future of Canadian sustainable finance policy, including a proposed green and transition taxonomy and sustainability-related disclosures, is shrouded in uncertainty as the country prepares for a federal election next month, a policy expert has said.

Biodiversity data tool map finds key imbalances

The Nature Tech Collective and Conservation International have partnered to launch a map of biodiversity data tools on the market, finding that key imbalances remain with some technologies failing to meet their "full potential".

EU countries agree to 'stop the clock' on CSRD reporting

FCA asks ESG ratings providers to help it draw up regulation

Taxonomy cuts to 'significantly damage' sustainable investment market, warn EU advisers

The EU has been warned by its expert advisers that proposed cuts to its sustainability taxonomy will have negative 'ripple effects' on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) and constrain the market for sustainable and transition investments.

Reliance on taxonomy would be ill-advised in overhauled SFDR, ICMA tells EU

The EU has been warned against a 'potentially reductionist approach' overly relying on its taxonomy at the expense of the theme of transition in an overhauled Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) by the International Capital Market Association (ICMA).

Solving Scope 3

GMO has devised its own Scope 3 emissions data to give investors the 'complete picture', George Sakoulis tells Rob Langston