Michael Hurley

Fund managers face SDR challenge to define 'sustainable', law firm says

Fund managers looking to adhere to the UK's forthcoming fund labelling and disclosure regime are to face a significant "subjectivity-related challenge" in determining what qualifies as sustainable, according to law firm Pinsent Masons.

Rise of AI can benefit impact data, APG says

The application of Artificial Intelligence (AI) to identify and organise data presents opportunities in areas including sustainability-related impacts, according to one of Europe's largest asset managers.

ING hit by climate-related legal threat by NGO behind Shell court case

ING has been threatened with legal action by an NGO if the bank does not commit within the next two months to halve its absolute greenhouse gas emissions by 2030.

Webinar: Regulators need twin focus on nature and climate risks, says WWF

Central banks and supervisors need to adopt a more "integrated" approach to managing climate- and nature-related risks as the issues are often interdependent, WWF has argued.

EU ESG ratings regulation would 'unfairly protect' larger providers

Proposed EU regulation of ESG ratings "may unfairly benefit" larger providers and undermine competition in the rapidly growing market, if adopted in its current form, a group of smaller providers has argued.

'Evaporation' of green premium reveals attractive clean energy prices, M&G says

"Untapped potential outperformance" remains to be discovered in stocks linked to the energy transition, M&G has argued, after a tough 2023 saw the price premium for clean energy stocks "evaporate".

2024 will be key to defining quality shareholder engagement, says UBS

The coming year will see greater emphasis on outcomes of shareholder engagement on ESG issues, according to UBS Asset Management.

Singapore taxonomy a sign of things to come for transition finance, says Fitch

Singapore's sustainability taxonomy is an internationally significant development that is likely to kick-start financing deals for 'transition' activities, Sustainable Fitch has said.

UK FCA establishes sustainable finance advisor working group

German central bank's Mauderer to lead NGFS