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Anti-greenwashing work has led to fewer green claims, French regulators say

Measures to tackle 'greenwashing' have led to a reduction in the number of green claims by financial institutions, according to French regulators.

French regulator highlights lack of consistency and granularity in insurers' climate disclosures

French life insurers' climate disclosures relating to their investment strategies are heterogeneous, incomplete and lack granularity, according to the French prudential regulator, Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR).

Include stress tests, transition plans in capital rules, says central banker

The governor of the Banque de France has recommended including climate-related stress tests and transition plans in the Basel framework for banking supervision.

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French regulator engages with insurers on their climate strategy

The French prudential regulator (ACPR) has published its first report on the governance of climate change risks in the insurance sector.

Promises, promises ... asset managers and net zero commitments

Signing up to the Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative brings a plethora of challenges, but also a sketch of a pathway to a sustainable business model, writes Thomas Cox

Can COP26 keep 1.5°C in sight?

All eyes will be on Glasgow in November to see whether hopes of limiting warming to 1.5°C can be kept alive. Peter Cripps reports

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CPR AM expands climate offering with two open-ended funds

TCFD advised to abandon implied temperature rise metric

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) secretariat should not include in its list of recommended disclosures estimates of the 'climate warming potential' of assets, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).