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GIIN set to issue guidance on impact in listed equities

The Global Impact Investing Network's (GIIN) CEO said the organisation is developing guidance on "what impact looks like in a listed equities fund".

NGFS seeks feedback on climate scenarios

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Impact investments on theme of financial inclusion hit by Covid-19, says GIIN

LSTA readies sustainability-linked loan drafting guidance

Guidance for drafting sustainability-linked loan (SLL) documents from the Loan Syndications & Trading Association (LSTA) is expected to be finalised this month, including specific provisions around so-called 'sleeping SLLs'

UK accounting watchdog to check actuaries' ESG reporting

The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will carry out spot checks on actuaries reporting on climate-related risks and environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks in their work.

EIOPA welcomes growing 'convergence' of ISSB and EU standards

EIOPA has welcomed what it called a convergence of the definition of financial materiality in EU and international sustainability standards.

Investors to 'look beyond' Article 8 or 9 designation to judge sustainability, says Morningstar

As the usefulness of EU classifications of what is 'sustainable' is questioned and funds continue to be downgraded, Morningstar said investors will increasingly 'look beyond' these labels and instead study underlying holdings more closely.

Four years after Brumadinho - investor mining commission launches

Investors have launched a commission to raise sustainability standards in the mining sector, four years after the Brumadinho mining disaster, which killed 270 people.

US launches natural capital accounting strategy

A strategy for integrating natural capital accounting into the US economic statistical system has been published by the US government, partly in response to demands from private finance.