Ahren Lester

'Ground-breaking' California climate disclosure bill passed by lawmakers

A landmark corporate climate disclosure bill in California has been passed by the State Assembly, in a key step towards it potentially coming into law.

'Uninsurable' assets is 'direction of travel' amid extreme weather

ABN Amro has warned that assets are increasingly becoming "uninsurable" due to the impact of extreme weather caused by climate change, as insurers respond to rising loss risk by hiking premiums and reducing exposure.

EU ESG rating regulation should close second-party opinion 'loophole'

The European Commission has been urged to include second-party opinion (SPO) providers in its proposed ESG rating regulation.

Biodiversity deserves its own sovereign assessment tool

The topic of biodiversity is sufficiently important and complex that it deserves its own version of the Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) project, according to an expert working on the sovereign climate risk assessment tool.

Staying focused: sovereign climate assessment tool resists mission creep

The ground-breaking ASCOR project refuses to allow the number of indicators to 'explode' out of control, as it strives to keep the tool practicable, LSE's Antonina Scheer tells Ahren Lester

$150trn investor group presses for 'clear' Australian transition plan framework

A group of investors managing more than $150 trillion in combined assets has recommended that the Australian government develop a "clear" transition plan framework for companies, based on UK and EU progress in this area.

Eni raises €1bn from debut sustainability-linked convertible bond

'Best performance for a year' for ESG US equity fund inflows in August

Environmental, social and governance (ESG)-labelled US equity funds chalked up their best net inflows in August for a year, according to Barclays.

Eni prepares ground-breaking sustainability-linked convertible bond

Italian firm Eni is planning to raise €1 billion ($1.1 billion) from its debut sustainability-linked convertible bond, believed to be the first from the oil and gas sector.

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