Michael Hurley

Articles by Michael Hurley

  • EU parliamentarians demand withdrawal of gas from taxonomy, citing Russia

    17 March 2022
  • CA100+ 'flags' Berkshire Hathaway shareholder resolution

    17 March 2022
  • SEC climate rules 'likely to spur legal action'

    16 March 2022

    Climate disclosure rules set to be decided next week by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will most likely spark legal action against the agency, according to the president of the US Impact Investing Alliance.

  • IOSCO aims to tackle greenwashing in 2022 work plan

    15 March 2022

    The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has identified 'greenwashing' among its areas of focus as part of a sustainable finance work plan.

  • ISSB readies draft standards for March release

    15 March 2022

    The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) is set to publish a draft of its "game changing" standards for climate reporting later this month.

  • ECB slams banks' climate disclosures as 'white noise'

    14 March 2022

    EU banks' climate risk disclosures are "a lot of white noise and no real substance," a leading executive at the European Central Bank (ECB) has said, as its latest analysis revealed no bank satisfies the ECB's basic rules.

  • SEC to vote on climate risk disclosure rules

    11 March 2022

    The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will decide on the adoption of rules for disclosure of climate-related risk information on 21 March, it has revealed.

  • Investors' biodiversity metrics 'not fit for purpose'

    11 March 2022

    Measurement approaches commonly used by investors to assess their impact on nature are "not appropriate for the purpose for which they are being deployed," an expert has said.

  • UK taxonomy can tame 'Wild West' of natural capital claims, says minister

    10 March 2022

    The UK's proposed 'green' taxonomy of environmentally sustainable activities will be key to ward off concerns that there is a 'Wild West' of investor claims of positive contribution to natural capital...

  • Wave of investor demand feeding into offset 'sweet spot' - Mirova

    09 March 2022

    A swell of interest from corporate buyers and institutional investors in carbon offsets is feeding into a market already in a "sweet spot" of undersupply of quality credits, according to Mirova.