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Geneva Association proposes framework for measuring social impact

Think-tank addresses the under-reported "S" in ESG

People Moves 11 November: ESG RS; PineBridge; TNFD and more

COP27: Domestic EM investors key to scaling blended climate finance

Attracting domestic institutional investors in emerging markets (EMs) to back blended finance initiatives supporting green and transition projects...

COP27: Carney says data platform will bring accountability to transition plans

Mark Carney has said a proposed free-to-use climate data platform will bring accountability to financial institutions' climate transition targets.

COP27: 'No better impact investment than coal power phase-out'

COP27 saw discussion about the climate impact potential of managed coal power phase-out schemes, but can these innovative deals be pulled off? Ahren Lester reports

BlueOrchard & FinnFund invest $20m in African telecoms

Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive approved by European Parliament

The European Parliament has approved the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will make sustainability reporting mandatory for large firms in the EU.

NZIA's underwriting emissions protocols open door to greenwashing

The Net-Zero Insurance Alliance's (NZIA) protocols for decarbonising underwriting portfolios must include Scope 3 emissions targets, otherwise it could "open the door to greenwashing", said leading climate campaigner Peter Bosshard.

How impact measurement can help avoid impact-washing

Impact measurement can help avoid impact-washing, but only if it is done for the right reasons, argued an association of Dutch sustainable investors.

COP27: What are the prospects for ITMOs?

Internationally Transferred Mitigation Outcomes are expected to be a feature of the current COP, write Pedro Carvalho and Alexis Massot