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  • Central banks battling 'major data challenges' on nature, warns FSB

    18 July 2024

    Central banks and regulators' attempts to understand nature risks are being hindered by "major data and modelling challenges", the Financial Stability Board has warned.

  • Data and assurance among FSB recommendations to regulators

    13 October 2022

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has published recommendations to help regulators better mitigate climate-related risks and create more consistent approaches, covering areas including data and external assurance of disclosures and governance.

  • FSB releases roadmap to accelerate climate data disclosure

    07 July 2021

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has released a roadmap for addressing climate-related financial risks, focussing on four main areas...

  • TCFD advised to abandon implied temperature rise metric

    01 February 2021

    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).

  • CDSB and SASB team up to deliver TCFD 'how-to' guide

    01 May 2019

    The Climate Disclosure Standards Board (CDSB) and the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) have jointly published a 'how-to' guide to help implement the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) into mainstream corporate reports.

  • Hong Kong urged to copy work of other green banks

    08 January 2019

    A green investment bank (GIB) in Hong Kong could replicate many of the successful initiatives already launched by other GIBs elsewhere in the world, according to a new study.

  • One-third of PRI signatories submit TCFD-themed reporting

    13 August 2018

    About one third (30%) of Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) signatories have voluntarily reported according to a Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)-style framework.

  • Channelling capital into forest conservation

    A significant increase in the level of private finance being channelled into forest conservation is required in order to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement, a roundtable organised by Environmental Finance and Finance for Forests heard. Michael Hurley reports

  • Ambachtsheer leaves Mercer to join BNP

    20 July 2018

    Jane Ambachtsheer has left her role at consultancy giant Mercer to join BNP Paribas Asset Management (BNPP AM).

  • Channelling capital into forest conservation

    06 July 2018

    A significant increase in the level of private finance being channelled into forest conservation is required in order to meet the aims of the Paris Agreement, a roundtable organised by Environmental Finance and Finance for Forests heard. Michael Hurley reports