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  • Progress on SDGs stalls, says M&G

    21 October 2022

    Progress on meeting the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) stalled in the past year, according to a "depressing" report by M&G.

  • BlackRock launches global 'sustainable' fund

    21 October 2022

  • Market innovation needed to 'mainstream' impact investing

    21 October 2022

    Market innovation is still needed to mainstream impact investing in the UK, a report by legal advisory Taylor Vinters has found.

  • Loan round-up: Mercedes-Benz, Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Grit, FLSmidth ... and more

    20 October 2022

  • ELFA, LMA update ESG leverage finance disclosure guide

    20 October 2022

    Two trade associations have updated their environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure guidance for the leveraged finance industry, including a new chapter on ESG litigation risk.

  • Climate Bonds Standard extension to SLBs to 'fire integrity'

    20 October 2022

    The Climate Bonds Initiative (CBI) is to extend its Climate Bonds Standard and certification scheme to cover sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs), in a move the organisation said would "fire ambition and integrity" in the market.

  • The Future of ESG Data Conference: Highlights

    20 October 2022

    Environmental Finance's in-person conference on The Future of ESG Data this week highlighted the numerous challenges that are being addressed in the space, as related regulatory and market developments unfold at record pace

  • Video: IOSCO's outlook on the ISSB standards

    20 October 2022

    The International Organisation of Securities Commission (IOSCO) has urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to ensure its global reporting baseline is fit for use in emerging markets.

  • The 'danger' of low-quality biodiversity data as market expands

    20 October 2022

    The surge in demand for biodiversity data may lead to the provision of oversimplistic information, the head of NGO NatureFinance has warned.

  • Interview: Maersk on limited and reasonable assurance

    20 October 2022

    Following her appearance at The Future of ESG Data conference, Lene Bjørn Serpa, Maersk's head of corporate sustainability and ESG, discusses the role of assurance in strengthening internal controls. Interview by Vincent Huck