Japan: Australia 'should have issued a transition bond'

Taxonomies 'struggling to embrace the transition', webinar hears

Green taxonomies need to embed forward-looking, decarbonisation pathways to help catalyse the transition to a net-zero carbon economy, a webinar heard.

ESG ratings regulation could cover transition plan assessment products, says FCA

The UK's planned regulation of ESG ratings providers could cover forward-looking ratings such as those in the burgeoning market for climate transition plan assessments, the FCA has suggested.

Demise of SEC taskforce no sign that ESG is off regulator's agenda, law firm says

AXA UK fund to drop 'sustainable' from its name in response to FCA's SDR

AXA Investment Managers UK plans to change the name of its Global Sustainable Distribution fund and the investment policy, in response to the incoming UK Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).

Nature positive focus is 'dangerous', warns data provider

The focus on nature-positive impacts before the market has dealt with their negative impacts is "dangerous", GIST Impact has warned, with scientists also calling for a more staggered approach.