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French parliament adopts 'say on climate' rule for listed companies

The lower house of the French Parliament has adopted a rule that would require large listed French companies to give investors a 'say on climate' transition plans and their implementation.

Indian regulator sets minimum threshold for mutual fund ESG investments

Mutual funds in India that market their products as 'ESG' funds will be required to invest at least 80% of their assets in designated sustainability-related activities, under a new framework unveiled by the country's regulator.

ING looking to integrate biodiversity KPIs further into lending

ING is working to further integrate biodiversity into its operations, including by setting up a working group to assess how it could be implemented within its lending, the Dutch bank has revealed.

Fitch: ISSB is 'catalyst for every Chinese firm' on sustainability reporting

The development of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure guidelines are a "very important signal" to Chinese firms to improve sustainability reporting if they want to secure greater access to international capital, according to Sustainable Fitch.

ISSB identifies areas its standards 'go beyond TCFD'

EU extends €10bn circular economy initiative

The impact of the EU's Sustainable Finance Package on asset managers

Leonard Ng explores three key areas of impact: the taxonomy, regulation of ESG ratings providers and transition finance

EBA unveils climate scenario analysis templates

UK regulator calls for feedback on adopting ISSB

Tailor reporting to fit investor dependency on ESG data, companies told

Companies have been told to ensure their sustainability reporting is streamlined to help "time-poor" investors reliant on third-party ESG data providers.