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

First New Zealand TNFD report released

Lyttelton Port Company has released its first Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) report, claiming it is the first to be released in New Zealand.

UK confirms plans to join EU in regulating ESG ratings providers

The UK government has confirmed it plans to regulate ESG ratings providers to ensure transparency, good governance, managing conflicts of interest, and proper systems and controls.

People moves, 15 November: BlackRock, Barclays, South Pole, WHEB ... and more

COP29: €3bn public-private fundraise planned for emerging market green bond fund

The EU-led Global Green Bond Initiative (GGBI) is preparing to raise €3 billion ($3.2 billion) for a fund which will serve as an "anchor investor" in emerging market (EM) green bonds, the European Investment Bank (EIB) told a side event at the UN COP29 climate summit.

New REDD+ methodologies approved by Integrity Council

The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market have approved three REDD+ (Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation in developing countries) methodologies for the Core Carbon Principles (CCP) label.