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AIP fuels €550m funding round for French IPP

Olaf Scholz: Need to improve private sector conditions to meet SDGs

German chancellor Olaf Scholz has called on governments to do more to "improve" financial conditions in the private sector if the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are to be met.

The impact of regulating ESG raters

It seems inevitable that litigation risk will increase once regulations are implemented, write Kate Gee and Tom Crawford

Taxonomies 'struggling to support the transition', webinar hears

Green taxonomies need to embed forward-looking, decarbonisation pathways to help catalyse the transition to a net-zero carbon economy, a webinar heard.

ESG ratings regulation could cover transition plan assessment products, says FCA

The UK's planned regulation of ESG ratings providers could cover forward-looking ratings such as those in the burgeoning market for climate transition plan assessments, the FCA has suggested.

Demise of SEC taskforce no sign that ESG is off regulator's agenda, law firm says

AXA UK fund to drop 'sustainable' from its name in response to FCA's SDR

AXA Investment Managers UK plans to change the name of its Global Sustainable Distribution fund and the investment policy, in response to the incoming UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).

Nature positive focus is 'dangerous', warns data provider

The focus on nature-positive impacts before the market has dealt with their negative impacts is "dangerous", GIST Impact has warned, with scientists also calling for a more staggered approach.

NBIM looking at AI to benchmark nature

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) is considering the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to benchmark company's progress on nature, to replace a lengthy manual exercise.

Colombia and Brazil give hope for 'next generation of JETPs' ahead of COP29

Momentum is growing behind the "next generation" of Just Energy Transition Partnerships (JETPs) ahead of COP29, with Colombia and Brazil 'country platforms' seeking to learn from the mistakes of earlier initiatives, according to E3G.