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People Moves, 5 April: Brunel Pensions, Railpen, Actis, EFRAG, TNFD and more

SEC pauses climate rule in move that 'will embolden' anti-ESG activists

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has paused its climate disclosures rule amid legal opposition that threatens its implementation - in a move one commentator said will "likely only embolden the vehement anti-ESG activists".

EU Platform snubs SLBs in its climate investment stocktake

Sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) are set to be omitted from a stocktake of sustainable capital flows in the EU, highlighting doubts about the materiality and ambition of the targets used by the instruments.

A 'major tool to help company engagements' on nature

Engagement initiative NA100 is poised to launch the benchmark against which target companies will be assessed, Norah Berk tells Genevieve Redgrave

Integrity Council approves first carbon programmes

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market has announced the first carbon crediting programmes eligible for its best-in-class 'core carbon principles' label.

$115m climate and nature-linked loan closed by ETG

BRD secures first sustainability-linked risk transfer deal with IFC

Loan round-up: Taiwan Cement Corporation, Waste Management NZ, EPP ... and more

Many companies have no climate adaptation plans, says S&P

Just one-fifth of rated companies have a plan in place to adapt to climate change, and less than half of these plan on implementing their plans in the next decade, according to a report by S&P Global Ratings.

CapMan backs Finnish waste treatment tech