Michael Hurley

EU 2040 climate target is important signal for private investment, IIGCC says

Don't scupper 'unique opportunity' of CSDDD, investor groups urge EU countries

NBIM creates net zero target tracker to bolster climate engagement

The manager of the world's largest sovereign wealth fund has said it will step up scrutiny of companies' net zero plans and push them to meet climate targets, as it revealed new ways it will track net zero targets and the impact of its own climate engagement.

Investment groups urge EU to delay changes to SFDR

European investment groups have urged the European Commission to delay proposed changes to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), as they warned of a risk to investor confidence in the regime and to the reliability of disclosures.

MSCI launches private company data product

'Government intervention necessary' in nature markets

EU agrees ESG ratings regulation text, plans to consider extending it to ESG data

The EU has agreed the text for regulating providers of ESG ratings and said it will in future review whether to extend the regulation to cover providers of ESG data products.

Rise of climate solutions is blurring lines between industries, AI analysis suggests

Companies are investing more in 'climate solutions' such as battery storage and energy efficiency, in a trend that is increasingly "blurring the lines" between industries and bringing into question whether financial analysts can rely on historical assumptions, according to analysis of disclosures.

EU energy passport huge step forward in valuing real estate climate risk, says PGGM

The revision of EU buildings regulations to introduce a 'passport' showing energy performance data could be "a huge step forward" in helping investors and lenders to accurately include climate risk in valuation of assets, a leading investor has said.

GRI publishes reporting standard on mining sector