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Webinar: Vague definition of greenwashing deters 'transition' finance

The growth of 'transition' finance is being held back by fears among debt issuers of being accused of greenwashing - a situation exacerbated by national regulators failing to clearly define what constituted greenwashing, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard.

EU readies greenwashing reports as UK rules bite

Financial institutions in the UK rushing to meet a tight deadline to comply with new anti-greenwashing rules are also bracing for news of potential next steps to regulate activity in the EU, with reports from regulators due in coming days.

'Historic day' as EU CSDDD approved

Rules to require large companies active in the EU to report on the sustainability of their supply chains and make best efforts to implement a climate transition plan have been approved, in what was labelled an "historic day".

Solas Capital partners with Linklaters to structure energy efficiency investments

Sustainability assured?

Are organisations ready for regulators' demands for independent assurance of sustainability disclosures, and are investors ready to reward companies providing assurance, Michael Hurley asks

SEC delays hotly anticipated climate disclosure rule ... again

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has again delayed the adoption of its climate disclosures rule, to push back a final decision until April next year.

People Moves, 8 December: General Atlantic, ISSB, ImpactA Global ... and more

COP28: Sovereign sustainability-linked finance task force launched

Eight development banks and financial institutions have launched a technical task force to support the development and growth of the sustainability-linked finance market for sovereign issuers to achieve global climate and nature goals.

The Future of ESG Data, Asia: conference round-up

The region faces unique challenges, including that many SMEs are not able or willing to report the ESG data being demanded of them. Peter Cripps reports

Future of ESG Data Asia: Why one company is reducing its sustainability reporting to just nine metrics

A real estate firm plans to reduce the number of sustainability indicators it will report - from more than 300 to just nine - amid concerns the costs of assuring them could exceed those of its financial audit.