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European asset managers association backs 'brown taxonomy'
07 September 2021The €27 trillion ($32 trillion) European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA) has thrown its support behind the EU's proposals for a taxonomy of significantly harmful environmental activities.
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Insurers to get global standard for measuring 'insured emissions'
07 September 2021Insurers are to get "the first global standard to measure and disclose insured greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions" as a result of an industry collaboration.
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'Even leading banking practices fail basic climate, biodiversity tests' - ShareAction
06 September 2021Most of Europe's largest banks have targets to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to net zero - but very few banks have taken concrete steps to achieve this and even leading practices in the sector fail "basic" quality tests, according to research by non-profit ShareAction.
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Australia climate stress tests its five largest banks
03 September 2021The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) has published details of an assessment of the country's five largest banks of their vulnerability to physical and transition climate risks.
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BlueOrchard commits $18m to TriLinc
02 September 2021BlueOrchard Finance has committed $18 million to TriLinc Global to invest in middle-marked companies to support economic development in emerging markets.
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EU social taxonomy: 'Time for investors to treat social & environmental factors equally'
02 September 2021Investors and non-profits have cautiously welcomed proposals for a European taxonomy of social economic activities but warned the bloc may struggle to identify criteria to judge the activities.
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NBIM says it does not support routine 'say on climate'
31 August 2021The manager of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund says it does not "in general" support a shareholder vote on companies' climate plans on a regular basis.
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Nature Action 100, science-based targets for nature gather pace
30 August 2021A collaborative engagement initiative for nature is set for launch and could see investors demand "net zero loss of biodiversity", Michael Hurley writes
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Fast and loose fund names could undermine impact investing - ISS ESG
27 August 2021A "lack of discipline" by fund managers applying the term 'impact investing' to sustainability-themed listed equities strategies could undermine the credibility of the impact market, according to a note by data provider ISS ESG.
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SGX consultation reveals mandatory climate, diversity disclosure proposals
27 August 2021Singapore Exchange (SGX) has published a "roadmap for climate-related disclosures to be made mandatory" in the city-state, as well as a list of proposed environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure metrics and a proposed data portal to access ESG data.