News

• PBAF standard targets 'black box' biodiversity data

  14 June 2022

  The Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) has launched its latest version of an impact biodiversity standard that aims to tackle opaque biodiversity data.

• 'Writing on the wall' for uptick in SEC's ESG scrutiny, says law firm

  14 June 2022

  The "writing is on the wall" for a significant uptick in scrutiny by the US securities markets regulator of fund manager claims of environmental, social and governance (ESG) integration, according to a US law firm.

• Bank of Canada encourages regulator to tighten climate disclosure rules

  13 June 2022

  The Bank of Canada has urged the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to tighten climate risk disclosure rules or else Canadian firms will struggle to attract enough capital to finance their transition.

• SEC requirements 'could drive investors away from ESG ratings'

  13 June 2022

  Proposals from US regulator the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) could drive asset managers away from ESG ratings towards carbon intensity data, analysts at an investment bank argued.

• US SEC investigating Goldman Sachs over ESG strategies

  13 June 2022

  The US securities markets regulator has launched an investigation into Goldman Sachs as it studies how the finance giant considers environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria.

• EM sustainable bond issuance bucks global trend in 2022

  10 June 2022

  Emerging market (EM) sustainable bond issuance in the first quarter of 2022 has continued to grow strongly, according to Moody's Investors Service, in stark contrast to the overall sustainable bond market.

• GenderSmart merges with 2X Collaborative

  10 June 2022

  Two vanguards for 'gender lens investing' (GLI) have elevated their 'core partnership' to officially merge together, combining networks of over 2500 global investors and 50 development finance institutions (DFIs).

• 'Strong rebound' in EM sustainable bond issuance in 2021

  10 June 2022

  Emerging market (EM) sustainable bond issuance reached record highs in 2021 after a "very strong" rebound, whilst the average 'greenium' strengthened over the course of the year.

• Coal business resorts to "haphazard coalition" of insurers as giants retract

  10 June 2022

  Financiers and governments at risk if they accept inexperienced underwriters, says Insure Our Future

• ESMA chair says it will step up greenwashing scrutiny

  10 June 2022

  The EU's securities markets regulator is to step up its focus on tackling 'greenwashing' and make it easier to compare "the real sustainability impact" of financial products, its chair has said.