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ISSB's and EFRAG's climate standard could be fully aligned

Chair Faber tells the ISSB's Sustainability Consultative Committee

Dealing with inconsistent ESG data

A consistent ESG investment approach is 'largely impossible' across asset classes with current data, The Future of ESG Data 2022 conference heard. Ahren Lester reports

Aviva: UK must 'send clear policy signals' on transition plan consistency

Ahead of the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) publishing its draft framework in early November, TPT co-chair Aviva has called on the UK government and regulators to set out clear and consistent guidelines for net-zero transition plans.

Taxonomy 'useless' as investment tool until disclosure improves

The EU's taxonomy of sustainable activities and related reporting requirements are useless for directing investment until disclosure improves and more guardrails are introduced to govern use of estimated data, which could take years, according to a data provider.

Investors calling on TNFD to address nature restoration

The TNFD has said that investors have asked the group to showcase more opportunities to finance restoration of nature.

SEC Commissioner to push for 'robust' sustainability disclosure in US

A recently appointed Commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has spoken in favour of the proposed sustainability reporting rules, and pledged to help make them "as robust as possible".

Biodiversity among biggest challenges for EDF sustainability reporting

Reporting on biodiversity will be one of the most difficult aspects of sustainability reporting for Électricité de France (EDF), an executive has said.

AXA IM doubles green investments since 2019

Gaining specialist clarity on ESG in fixed income

How escalating demands in the labelled bond space are changing practices for investors and what you need to do to keep pace

Binary views on double materiality 'unhelpful', says FCA

Discussions of double materiality as binary are 'unhelpful', a senior executive at the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said.