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Missing data no excuse for not fulfilling CSRD reporting, ESMA warns

Sustainable loan volumes down a third in first half of 2024

Borrowing through sustainable loans is down a third in the first six months of 2024, led by a sharp decline in sustainability-linked loan (SLL) lending.

Mercedes-Benz issues first green asset-backed security

German firm Mercedes-Benz has raised CNY765 million ($105 million) from its first green asset-backed security (ABS), which is also believed to be the first instrument of this type from an overseas carmaker in the Chinese market.

Germany set to water down supply chain law as it prepares for CSDDD

Why central banks are paying attention to deforestation

The key trends shaping ESG data

The ESG data landscape is evolving at pace as it pushes into new fields, driven by regulation and technology. Peter Cripps reports

Personality of the year: Sofia Bartholdy

Her work led to the pension fund restricting investment in several oil and gas majors, writes Michael Hurley

Dutch regulator publishes double materiality guide

The 'horse has bolted': Challenge to CSDDD & CSRD likely to fail, say observers

A proposal by EU parliamentarians to delay and weaken reporting requirements under landmark EU sustainability regulations has been dismissed as "political gesturing" and is likely to fail, according to observers.

Major NGOs denounce SBTi offset plans

The debate about whether the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) should allow for the use of offsets within transition plans has continued, with NGOs and indigenous groups on different sides of the argument.