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  • 'No head in the sand' for net-zero investment at global asset managers, says Amundi

    28 May 2024

    French asset manager Amundi said global asset managers in Europe must ensure their net zero commitments do not drive them to put their "heads in the sand" about their global transition impact, whilst emerging markets should be "front and centre" of sustainable strategies.

  • Feedback sought on first draft of Australian taxonomy

    28 May 2024

    The Australian Sustainable Finance Institute (ASFI) has opened a public consultation on the first draft of its proposed taxonomy, including its headline ambitions and first three priority areas.

  • ISSB discussing alignment issues with Australia, Faber says as he warns of extra cost

    28 May 2024

    "There will be a cost" for companies and investors in jurisdictions that claim alignment with, but diverge substantially from, International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) standards, the chair of the board warned.

  • G7 finance ministers call for 'credible' climate transition plans

    28 May 2024
  • EIB: We must be 'pragmatic, not dogmatic' on transition finance

    28 May 2024

    A senior official at the European Investment Bank (EIB) said that sustainable finance cannot be "dogmatic" when it comes to choosing where to finance investments with the greatest impact for the transition.

  • Candriam launches emerging markets equity fund

    28 May 2024
  • Conservation International backs nature credit market 'with guardrails'

    28 May 2024

    US-based environmental non-profit Conservation International has published a proposed strategy and guardrails for equitable and well-governed nature credit markets as a means of addressing biodiversity loss, climate change and inequities.

  • ESG compliance in 2024: what to expect

    27 May 2024

    Sustainability is not about ESG - it is about a fuller understanding of the value of an organisation and the communication of that value to stakeholders, writes Andromeda Wood

  • EU green and sustainable discussion enters 'more complex' cost debate

    24 May 2024

    A senior European Commission official said the debate on the EU Green Deal and sustainable finance is entering a "more complex" phase over its next five-year mandate as attention turns to cost and making the existing framework more market-friendly.

  • Aramco's VC arm leads funding round for transition-focused infrastructure business

    24 May 2024