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  • TNFD disclosures will drive biodiversity fund growth, says MSCI

    15 November 2023

    Biodiversity funds are not yet seeing "mass market" interest from large institutional investors, but the rise of standardised nature-related disclosure means product demand is likely to grow, MSCI has said.

  • SEC climate rules could have 'meaningful' impact on private firms

    10 August 2022

    The climate disclosure rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchanges Commission (SEC) could have a "meaningful" indirect impact on private firms despite not currently covering unlisted companies, according to a report.

  • Emerging markets 'need their own taxonomy'

    29 April 2022

    Emerging markets need their own taxonomy of sustainable activities that is even more granular than the EU Taxonomy, according to one ESG data expert.

  • Russia posed 'challenge' to ESG emerging market benchmarks

    29 April 2022

    Russia's invasion of Ukraine posed a challenge to some environmental, social and governance (ESG) emerging market (EM) benchmarks...

  • SFDR confusion 'may extend for a decade'

    29 April 2022

    It may take as much as 10 years to resolve confusion over how investment managers should classify their funds in line with EU regulation on reporting the extent they pursue sustainability objectives, according to a sustainability expert.

  • Only 0.5% of all healthcare funds aligned with SDG 3 - MSCI

    26 July 2021

    Only about 0.5% of all healthcare funds globally showed greater than 50% alignment with UN Sustainable Development Goal...