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Latest Environmental Finance COP Insight published

Environmental Finance has published a COP-focused special report in the build up to COP29 taking place in Baku next week.

Webinar: Investors need to 'get ahead' of land economy transition risks

The land economy sector faces key transition risks, climate research and advisory organisation Orbitas has told an Environmental Finance webinar, but investors can "get ahead" by identifying financing gaps and exposure to potential opportunities.

Ducking public Scope 3 targets in SLBs 'tarnished' market

Although Scope 3 emissions targets are "tough," a sustainable bond investor said cases of sustainability-linked bond (SLB) issuers with public targets related to material Scope 3 emissions "tarnished" the market by not including them in their bond deal.

Invesco to pay SEC fine for charge that it overstated ESG assets under management

Invesco has agreed to pay a $17.5 million fine to settle a charge by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that it misled clients by claiming that a higher percentage of its assets were 'ESG-integrated' than the investor could prove.

Physical climate risk planning a 2025 priority for Actis

Sustainable infrastructure investor Actis will be spending more resources on scenario planning next year, Environmental Finance has learned, after a physical risk assessment earlier this year highlighted ways to futureproof portfolio companies.

EFRAG guide 'a good start' but EU needs transition plan committee, report says

Draft guidance to help organisations create climate transition plans in line with EU disclosure rules is "a good start" but the European Commission must address inconsistencies between several EU regulations, according to E3G.

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Company leadership interest in nature 'is limited', says UBP

Interest in nature outside of corporate sustainability teams is "limited", UBP has said, as it calls on business leaders to "buy-in".

Creation of EU sustainability labels will tackle SFDR greenwashing, prospective commissioner says

"Greenwashing" facilitated by misuse of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) could be tackled with the creation of sustainability labels, the prospective European Commissioner for financial services has suggested.

Transition funds need 'finer viewpoint' on natural gases, says Actis

Transition funds need to solidify a 'clear view on the natural gases' if they are to continue attracting institutional investor commitments, sustainable infrastructure investor Actis has claimed.