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Legal & General pension fund expands focus on nature

A pension fund managed by Legal & General has begun to assess nature risks and said it will become an 'adopter' of the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) recommendations.

SEBI suggests changing ESG ratings regulation to remove appeal process

French central bank devising 'indicator' of climate transition plans and progress

A 'climate indicator' France's central bank is developing "should become the most accurate tool" for assessing companies' decarbonisation plans and their progress on implementing climate transition measures, according to Banque de France's first deputy governor, Denis Beau.

Global Biodiversity Framework 'in jeopardy' after COP16 finance failure

The COP16 biodiversity summit has failed to reach agreement on crucial issues relating to finance, leaving delivery of the landmark Global Biodiversity Framework agreed two years ago "in jeopardy".

FCA publishes examples of good practice for sustainability labels

IIGCC CEO calls for 'ambitious' NCQG ahead of COP29

A more "ambitious" New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance could help avoid a delay to global climate action and give clear recognition of the private sector's role, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) said.

Facing the antimicrobial resistance threat

The involvement of investors is essential to addressing the scale and threat of the crisis, writes Emma Berntman

Sustainable bonds 'more attractive' to investors if primary spend is clear, says APG

Sustainable bond issuers have been urged to make it clear to investors where they primarily intend to allocate spending, according to pension fund investment firm APG - even if such guidance has to be qualitative rather than quantitative.

European Leaders at COP16 are Helping Protect Indigenous Lands

Protecting 30% of the Earth should not mean expelling Indigenous Peoples and local communities from their land, write Dr. James C. Deutsch and Dr. Viviana Figueroa

From COP to coop

While COP16 is important, it is also worth paying attention to a bond issue from a UK chicken producer, write Ulf Erlandsson and Trisha Hutchinson