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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

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

UK 'likely' to make TNFD mandatory

The UK is 'likely' to make Taskforce for Nature-related Financial Disclosures-aligned disclosures mandatory, according to Linklaters.

Unpacking the EU's Green Deal Industrial Plan

The Net Zero Industry Act and the Critical Raw Materials Act set out goals for the development of the green industry in the EU, writes Lothar Van Driessche

People Moves 18 November: EFRAG, NBIM, IFC & more

ECB climate scores another sign of rising liability risk, says law firm

The decision by the European Central Bank (ECB) to tilt its corporate bond purchases toward issuers with better climate 'scores' is part of a wider shift to tighter climate rules - which in turn points to rising liability risk, a law firm has said.