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Canada regulator's guidance muddies waters on legality of net-zero plans, says accounting body

Guidance from Canada's Competition Bureau on how regulation of environmental claims such as net-zero plans will be enforced has "not mitigated the issues created by the legislation ... in fact it may have exacerbated them," according to an accounting body.

'Investors need to be ready to challenge policymakers on sustainable ag'

Investors should be more forceful in advocacy work with policymakers who are preparing to row back funding to promote more sustainable agriculture practices, Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference heard.

Opinions mixed over regen ag standards that could help prevent greenwashing

Wider adoption of standards in regen agriculture could help prevent greenwashing but some investors fail to see the benefits, attendees at Environmental Finance's Natural Capital Investment EMEA 2025 conference heard.

CBAM delayed and exclusions announced

The European Commission has confirmed that implementation of the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) will be delayed until 2027, with 90% of importers also exempted from its scope.

Natural Capital Investment EMEA returns on Tuesday

Environmental Finance's 6th annual Natural Capital Investment EMEA conference returns to London on 4 March.

EU Omnibus: 'Investors will be left in the dark' by CSRD cuts, voluntary taxonomy reporting

Proposals to require only the largest companies to report on the EU taxonomy and to cut the scope of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) have fuelled concerns that investors will be deprived of sustainability data, as the EU unveiled its controversial 'simplification' package.

EU targets private capital in new agriculture strategy

Private investment and nature credits are focal points of the European Commission's new 'vision' for agriculture.

Biodiversity funds suffer outflows in 2024

Despite overall assets within the biodiversity fund universe growing in 2024, many established funds suffered from significant outflows.

First EU green bond of 2025 attracts €69bn orderbook

SFDR revision delayed until year-end