Vincent Huck

Zurich commits to 5% of portfolio in impact investing by 2025

Zurich Insurance has pledged to increase its impact investment from 3% of its portfolio to 5% over the next three years, a sister publication of Environmental Finance has learnt.

Interview: Maersk on limited and reasonable assurance

Following her appearance at The Future of ESG Data conference, Lene Bjørn Serpa, Maersk's head of corporate sustainability and ESG, discusses the role of assurance in strengthening internal controls. Interview by Vincent Huck

Sustainability standards will transform investor relations

Having a set of sustainability standards will facilitate corporates' relations with their investors and focus discussion on qualitative aspects rather than data issues...

ISSB's and EFRAG's climate standard could be fully aligned

Chair Faber tells the ISSB's Sustainability Consultative Committee

EFRAG to sign cooperation agreement with TNFD

EFRAG is expected to sign a cooperation agreement with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) and has engaged in "informal discussions" to align ESRS E4 on biodiversity with the TNFD framework, EFRAG sustainability reporting board (SRB) members heard at a meeting today (12 October).

Pushback on ESG is a 'denial of capitalism'

The recent pushbacks on ESG in the US have had an impact on financial market participants and whilst it would be "lovely to ignore it, we have to take it seriously", according to Ivan Frishberg, chief sustainability officer at Amalgamated Bank.

Council of the EU approves De Cambourg as chair of EFRAG sustainability reporting board

The Council of the EU (the Council) has endorsed Patrick de Cambourg to become chair of EFRAG sustainability reporting board (SRB).

"We are creating a bad climate premium," warns FRR director

Bad assets are going to bad asset owners, says executive at €1.8trn fund

Singlife with Aviva appoints ESG data provider

The Hartford commits to net-zero by 2050