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US investors urge EU to delay deforestation regulation
01 October 2024The American Chamber of Commerce to the European Union (AmCham EU) has called for a delay to the EU's Deforestation Regulation, saying that it is "extremely concerned" about the potential of companies to meet its upcoming implementation deadline.
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Sustainable bond spotlight on Poland
16 October 2023Are Poland's 'real economy' sectors ripe for issuance, asks Guy Richardson
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Sustainable finance: key themes for regulation and policy in 2023
06 January 2023The year ahead could be dominated by ESG-related regulation and progress on sustainability data initiatives, Michael Hurley writes
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EU companies set to disclose environmental risks
23 June 2022The European Parliament and Council have provisionally agreed on a new directive which will require large companies to publicly disclose how they manage environmental and social risk.
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Carney: EU Taxonomy 'still too narrow'
25 March 2020Former Bank of England governor Mark Carney has reiterated that the EU Taxonomy for Sustainable Activities remains "quite proscriptive" despite recent revisions, while he is optimistic it will become richer through the addition of transition activities in the future.
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EU Taxonomy-consistent index family launched
06 February 2020ISS ESG has launched a family of climate-focused indexes which are consistent with the specifications of the EU technical expert group on sustainable finance (TEG) report.
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EU's fund EcoLabel 'should look beyond green bonds'
17 January 2020The proposed EU EcoLabel for bond funds will limit itself to "green pockets" of the market if it focuses solely on 'green bonds', Triodos Investment Management has warned.
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EU proposes looser green assets threshold for fund EcoLabel
10 January 2020The EU has proposed to significantly lower the green assets threshold needed for equity funds to qualify for its planned EcoLabel, after initial proposals were deemed "too ambitious".
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EU agrees "balanced" compromise Taxonomy deal
17 December 2019The EU secured compromise on the Taxonomy to define what constitutes a green investment late Monday
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CBI launches waste management industry accreditation criteria
16 December 2019Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) has launched its green bond standard covering the waste management industry.