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'It will help us have more honest conversations'

Investors welcome the IFRS sustainability standards and say, by boosting comparability, they will aid engagement. Michael Hurley reports

Sustainable Fitch 'to launch transition assessment'

Sustainable Fitch is to launch a transition assessment for high-emitters this week, Environmental Finance has learned.

NA100 publishes nature-related engagement expectations, target sectors

ISSB to bring 'substantial costs' to companies, but could lower cost of capital

Applying the standards proposed by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) could bring "substantial" costs to preparers of the information, but also potential benefits such as a lower cost of capital.

Weakest investor ESG scores for banks 'not priced in' for bonds

Investors' proprietary environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores for major European banks "disagree a lot," and the weakest scores are clearly not priced into bond markets, ABN Amro research concluded.

'New era' for sustainability reporting as IFRS unveils standards

Standards that can provide a "common language" for sustainability-related disclosures have been published, "ushering in a new era" for companies and investors globally, according to the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation.

UBS, Swiss Life among investors to trial free net zero data platform

Swiss financial institutions LGT Bank, Lombard Odier, Pictet, Swiss Life Asset Managers and UBS are among a small group selected to test a proposed free-to-use climate data platform ahead of its full launch at COP28.

Invest in Asian transition or miss 1.5°C target

With the investment gap growing in Asia, SUSI Partners' Wymen Chan talks of the importance of attracting investment to the region. Genevieve Redgrave reports

Insured losses would increase 200% in worst climate scenario, EIOPA warns

China green lending scheme spurred $93bn in loans, central bank says