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IFRS unveils guide to materiality assessment for sustainability reports

La Banque Postale invests in ESG data startup

Financial services group La Banque Postale has invested - via its venture capital fund, 115K - in a French ESG-focused fintech start-up.

COP29: Accounting association pushes countries to adopt ISSB standards

EU ESG ratings regulation clears final hurdle with Council approval

EU countries failing to transpose CSRD risk increasing costs of compliance, observers say

EU countries yet to confirm transposition of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) into national law are raising the risk of increased costs of compliance - particularly those linked to gaining independent assurance of reports, observers have said.

Fidelity adopts 'Sustainability Focus' label for fund trio

'Very encouraging' European 'light green' fund investment in Middle East

There is a "very encouraging" level of investment from 'light green' European funds in Middle Eastern real estate firms which suggests emerging positive sustainability disclosure trends in the region, according to Emirates NBD.

UK confirms plans to join EU in regulating ESG ratings providers

The UK government has confirmed it plans to regulate ESG ratings providers to ensure transparency, good governance, managing conflicts of interest, and proper systems and controls.

Taxonomy, ESG ratings and transition plans in raft of UK green finance measures

COP29 finance day: Harmonisation initiatives the highlight of underwhelming day

Multi-jurisdiction taxonomies and a push for harmonised transition plan rules stole the headlines, as finance proved a sticking point, Michael Hurley writes