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NOAA warns of busy 2020 hurricane season

An above-normal Atlantic hurricane season is forecast for 2020, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has warned.

French regulator reveals climate stress scenarios

French regulator, Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et de Résolution (ACPR), has published a provisional set of climate change scenarios that will be used to stress test insurers' and banks' balance sheets.

WCI Carbon Market Update, 26 May 2020

Allowance prices in the WCI market are expected to remain near the floor in the short term, after last week's auction, says Nicolas Girod*.

Exxon climate resolution gains further support ahead of tomorrow's AGM

The UK's Local Authority Pension Fund Forum (LAPFF) has called on its members to oppose the re-election of the entire ExxonMobil board, adding to pressure on the oil and gas giant's climate policies.

NextEnergy agrees £100m debt deal for subsidy-free solar projects

NextEnergy Capital has secured a £100 million ($123 million) of debt financing from Santander to help fund two solar energy projects in the UK.

Legal Framework for Impact to fundamentally reshape finance, says Generation IM

The forthcoming Legal Framework for Impact "will fundamentally reshape the way finance and business is conducted in coming decades", according to Generation Investment Management.

Lessons from the Covid-19 crisis - Part two

In the first of this two-part series, Hervé Duteil drew on three sustainability foresights offered by the Covid-19 pandemic crisis: the future we want, the future we fear, and the future we create. In this second part, he now explores three enabling mindsets that we must adopt to create the future we want, and where Sustainable Finance has an important role to play

Where is the G in ESG?

Michael Morosi, global equity manager at Mapfre, unwraps the concept of good governance and how his fund makes investment decisions accordingly. Interview by Vincent Huck

People Moves, 22 May: Brunel Pension Partnership; NN Investment Partners; Institute of International Finance; DWS; Vigeo Eiris

'Time has come' for SEC to address ESG disclosure

A committee of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has urged the regulator to take a lead on environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosures, amid concerns a delayed response will result in US firms suffering a "distinct disadvantage" in accessing international capital.