The impact of regulating ESG raters

International declaration to decarbonise shipping signed

An international declaration to decarbonise shipping, including creating the financial instruments necessary to support this, has been signed at the Hamburg Sustainability Conference.

Enable biodiversity credits with blockchain, says Global Canopy

Biodiversity credits should be created as a blockchain-enabled digital asset, rather than trying to retrofit, Global Canopy has said, despite challenges on linking to real world assets.

ECB could switch from sovereign to supranational bonds amid climate concerns, says Elderson

A lack of a "clear and reliable framework" for comparing sovereign bonds with Paris goals should prompt the European Central Bank (ECB) to consider buying bonds from EU supranational issuers, says one board member.

UK social impact cashes-in £10bn, says Better Society Capital

Pension funds are the largest capital contributor to the UK's impact investment market, research from Better Society Capital has found.

ESMA publishes first report into EU carbon market