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ISO transition plan standard working group targets COP30 launch
08 May 2024A group developing a proposed international standard for net zero transition planning by financial institutions aims to deliver it within 18 months, at the COP30 UN climate conference in Brazil next year.
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Much-criticised Green Asset Ratio 'not a complete failure', asset manager says
03 May 2024The much-criticised Green Asset Ratio (GAR) reporting indicator for banks has already helped significantly increase transparency surrounding their financing of sustainable activities, and "is not a complete failure," according to La Française Asset Management.
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Franklin Templeton launches Catholic principles ETF
24 April 2024 -
AUD80trn investors back 'essential' Australian climate reporting bill
23 April 2024 -
Europe needs more green securitisations, says head of French central bank
23 April 2024'Green securitisations' could be key to unlocking "several hundred billion euros a year" for the energy transition - helped by a common European issuance platform of such instruments, the head of the French central bank has said.
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NZAOA releases fourth target setting protocol
19 April 2024The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has released the fourth edition of the Target-Setting Protocol (TSP V4) which expands private asset classes coverage, requires a new round of targets and introduces the assessment of govvies' holdings.
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People Moves, 12 April: Eurosif, Orchard Street, Apax Partners, Barclays and ... more
12 April 2024 -
'Regulators could follow TCFD example' by making TPT mandatory
11 April 2024Guidance on 'gold standard' climate transition plans could be implemented in UK regulation, following the example of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), according to a senior lawyer.
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Hy24 backs hydrogen rental taxi business with €200m
10 April 2024 -
Transition Plan Taskforce unveils financial institution sectoral guides as regulation looms
09 April 2024Sector-specific guides on climate transition plan disclosure by asset owners, asset managers, banks and corporates in high-emitting sectors have been published by a group whose work is being closely watched by regulators preparing to govern the practice.