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  • The Future of ESG Data conference: Lack of agreed-upon social metrics deters reporting, says Mirova

    17 October 2023
  • The Future of ESG Data conference: ESMA to open consultation on ESAP database 'shortly'

    17 October 2023

    The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) will "shortly" launch a consultation on key aspects of a free-to-use database that will house sustainability data across the EU.

  • The Future of ESG Data conference: ESG rating regulation must not 'prescribe what to provide to the market'

    17 October 2023

    Forthcoming regulation of ESG rating providers must not dictate what they should provide to the market, an Environmental Finance conference heard.

  • The Future of ESG Data conference: BlackRock was 'underweight Silicon Valley Bank due to complaints data'

    17 October 2023

    BlackRock was underweight Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) before it collapsed in March 2023 due to the asset manager identifying an "inordinate" number of customer complaints at the ill-fated bank.

  • The Future of ESG Data conference: Disclosures 'not making the planet any better', says ABN Amro

    17 October 2023

    Sustainability disclosures do not deliver real-world progress, and instead holding board positions and building relationships are much more important in driving change, ABN Amro has argued.

  • The Future of ESG Data conference: BlackRock: Military veteran hiring 'one of the best performing ESG signals'

    16 October 2023

    High levels of US military veteran hiring was "one of the best" performing environmental, social and governance (ESG) signals in 2022 and continues to outperform in 2023, according to BlackRock.

  • The Future of ESG Data conference: Ratings agencies need greater accountability, says NBIM

    16 October 2023
  • The Future of ESG Data conference: EU CSRD reporting does 'not satisfy' ISSB reporting, says ISSB

    16 October 2023

    The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) said that EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)-aligned reporting does "not satisfy" its reporting standards due to its inclusion of 'double materiality' considerations.

  • Sustainable bond spotlight on Poland

    16 October 2023

    Are Poland's 'real economy' sectors ripe for issuance, asks Guy Richardson

  • What next for climate scenarios? Part two

    16 October 2023

    How will the next generation of climate scenarios differ from the first, Michael Hurley asks