Michael Hurley

German government urged to work with France to build on UK transition plan work

The German government has been told to work with France and the UK Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) to build common expectations on corporate disclosure of climate transition plans, by a government-mandated expert group.

Climate risk among changes to ECB guide on banks' capital requirements calculations

Climate-related risks are among revisions to a guide by the European Central Bank (ECB) on how it expects banks to meet rules on calculating capital requirements for credit risk.

EU Council vote on CSDDD delayed again

Tackling climate risks among priorities of ECB's top supervisor

The eurozone's top banking supervisor has warned that "banks will not be immune to risks and unexpected events", including those linked to climate change, as she pointed to a period of greater uncertainty that could impact their profitability.

SDG data platform building use of AI to identify investments

An impact-focused data platform pioneered by Dutch asset owners APG and PGGM is increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to supplement human input, its research director has said.

SFDR - still a work-in-progress

What would investors like to see from Version 2.0 of the EU's much-maligned Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation? Michael Hurley reports

Chinese exchanges consult on ISSB-style disclosure expectations

Listed companies in China are to be required to explain results of climate-related scenario analysis under disclosure 'guidelines' published by Beijing, Shanghai and Shenzhen stock exchanges.

Uncertainty 'looms' over EU ESG regulation after delay to CSDDD vote

Investors to challenge sovereign SLB issuers using ASCOR, investor says

Investors plan to use a tool for assessing countries' climate progress to challenge issuers of sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) on the strength of their targets, an investor has said.

French regulator warns of greenwashing litigation risk in transition plan guidance