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Corporate transition plans need CFRF 'climate dashboard' equivalent

Corporate transition plan reporting would benefit from a 'climate disclosure dashboard' similar to that developed by the Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF) for financial institutions, according to Impax Asset Management (AM).

Fund-level scenario analysis requirement is 'regulatory overkill'

The merits and shortcomings of scenario analysis were debated at a panel discussion at The Future of ESG Data conference. Peter Cripps reports

BlackRock launches European sustainability fund

BlackRock has launched an ESG version of its existing $15 billion BGF Global Allocation Fund, for European investors.

Bond round-up: CDB, Austria, AFD, BayernLB, New York, OPEC Fund ... and more

Australian superfunds 'dumping fossil fuel stakes'

Australia's largest superfunds are rapidly selling off stakes in fossil fuel companies, a Market Forces report has found.

$5.7trn investor group launches health alliance

ISS: ESG data will be regulated within three years

Brunel: Confronting social and climate issues together is 'critical'

Handling social issues like diversity alongside climate change will be crucial in the transition to a low-carbon global economy, a Brunel Pension Partnership executive has said.

Impact reporting grace period 'closing quickly'

The grace period for less "tight and transparent" reporting on the impact of sustainable bond issuances is closing quickly and issuers will be expected to raise their game in this area, according to Environmental Finance Data.

Sovereign carbon credits unsettle voluntary carbon markets

Voluntary carbon market participants have expressed "trepidation" as large-scale sovereign carbon credits enter carbon markets, writes Annabelle Palmer