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No need for transition label yet, say investors

There is currently no need for a transition label for sustainable bonds, but standardisation may be needed later down the line, investors told an Environmental Finance conference.

Sustainable Debt EMEA: early bird ends today

The early bird rate for Environmental Finance's annual Sustainable Debt EMEA conference ends today, so register now to save 20%.

EU Omnibus: Investors left to ask what corporate reporting cuts mean for SFDR

Investors face a waiting game to know whether cuts to corporate reporting will leave them short of the information they need under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), with the result of a review of the latter not expected until the end of this year.

Disasters and currency risk: implications for development and climate finance

Foreign exchange risk is a development risk, and tackling it should be a core pillar of global efforts to build resilience in disaster-prone economies, write Ulrich Volz, Yuen Lo, Harald Hirschhofer and Callum Thomas

Spain urges EU to maintain double materiality in CSRD

The Spanish Government has urged the EU not to drop the 'double materiality' approach at the heart of its Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), saying investors need this information to make decisions.

Biodiversity funds suffer outflows in 2024

Despite overall assets within the biodiversity fund universe growing in 2024, many established funds suffered from significant outflows.

Make CSRD materiality assessments sector-specific, say German government advisers

German accounting standard-setter suggests delaying CSRD

Omni-confusion

What will the EU's Omnibus regulation mean for sustainable finance, Michael Hurley asks

German public banks baulk at scope of biodiversity, transition plans in EU rules