Michael Hurley

People moves, 21 July: TPI, CDP, Barclays ... and more

Stalled EU social taxonomy work to be 'restarted' by French investors

Work on a stalled proposal to develop an EU-wide taxonomy of social activities is to be taken up by national sustainable investment fora.

US regulators stand firm on climate responsibilities in 'anti-ESG' hearings

US financial services regulators have explained how oversight of climate-related risks is a core part of their mandate, amid attacks on ESG investing in a US House of Representatives hearing.

Exclusive: Commission 'mulls changes to controversial ESRS materiality clause'

A controversial provision to allow companies to choose what climate-related information they must disclose under incoming EU reporting rules could be altered to allay fears that it could offer an 'escape route' from reporting, Environmental Finance has learned.

IOSCO: regulators need to help carbon markets 'avoid past mistakes'

Securities and futures markets regulators should help improve "transparency and integrity" in compliance carbon markets, according to a report by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).

UK delays sustainability disclosure rules - again

The publication of the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and sustainable investment labels has been delayed again, with publication now set for the fourth quarter of this year.

FSB setting up transition plan working group

The body that established the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is setting up a group to study how climate transition planning can inform how regulators supervise risks to financial stability.

Japanese sustainable investments decline as investors weigh greenwashing risks

New nature law 'critical for future of EU Green Deal', says Mirova

The adoption of the EU's Nature Restoration Law is a crucial moment for the EU Green Deal package of regulations in the face of political pushback, according to the CEO of Mirova.

Nature Restoration Law adopted by European Parliament