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Set national transition plans - but not transition finance definition, industry groups say

A detailed definition of 'transition finance' would be unhelpful and policymakers should instead focus on providing more policy support and public finance for emissions intensive industries to decarbonise, investor groups told a UK government-mandated taskforce.

M&G invests €107m into public-private partnership impact fund

M&G has invested €107 million ($115.3 million) into the European Fund for Southeast Europe (EFSE), a public-private partnership (PPP) impact fund providing access to finance for underserved microfinance lenders and financial institutions in developing countries in southeastern and eastern Europe.

Majority in favour of universal SFDR disclosures, creation of 'transition' category

Respondents to a European Commission consultation on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) indicated a preference for extending sustainability disclosure requirements to all financial products and introducing a system for categorising investment funds that would include a 'transition' category.

Will AI be transformative for ESG data? Part two

The second part of this feature exploring how the AI revolution could transform the ESG data landscape, looks at how AI can be used to generate actionable insights and where it will go next. Peter Cripps reports

Will AI be transformative for ESG data?

The AI revolution is already transforming the ESG data landscape. But how much trust should we place in the bots, asks Peter Cripps

'Minimal additional effort' to build on ISSB to meet CSRD, says EU-ISSB guidance

EU companies reporting under European standards can comply with global standards "with minimal additional effort", according to the European Commission.

EU investigates how to mobilise private capital for low- and middle-income countries

Eurex launches new green bond repo collateral basket

EU Commission puts call out for natural capital and circular experts

ESRS for specific sectors and non-EU companies delayed by two years