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EU fund naming rules helped 'clear up' market, ESMA claims

An increase in the number of managers removing ESG-related terms from the names of their investment funds shows EU naming rules have been successful in reducing 'greenwashing', according to the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA).

EFRAG agrees timeline for changing CSRD standards

US court pauses case on litigation against climate disclosure rule

France launches carbon credit charter

The French government has launched a charter for the voluntary use of carbon credits, in a bid to help clarify how companies can use Article 6 mechanisms as part of their transition.

Asia Pacific sustainable bond growth to focus on 'smaller, untapped' markets

S&P Global Ratings is expecting a record year for Asia Pacific sustainable bonds in 2025, but Bertrand Jabouley tells Ahren Lester the growth drivers are changing

Canadian regulator 'pauses' climate disclosure rule, citing geopolitics

The Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) has 'paused' work on rules to require public companies to prepare climate-related disclosures and amendments to existing diversity-related requirements, citing "the global economic and geopolitical landscape".

'Less burdensome' UK standards will put it ahead of EU in competitiveness race, official says

EFRAG fails to agree timeline for ESRS simplification

CSRD, SEC climate disclosure setbacks make rating climate risk harder, S&P warns

Setbacks to the planned introduction of sustainability reporting rules in the EU and US are likely to make assessing the climate-related credit risk of companies harder, a senior executive at S&P has said.

US Labor Department considers rescinding ESG rule for pensions