Sustainability

FCA proposes extended sustainability framework to include PMs

April 23rd, 2024


The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has opened a consultation to extend the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) to include portfolio managers.

The regulator said the proposed labelling and SDR …

Read More
net zero

EU Parliament adopts voluntary certification framework for carbon removals

April 11th, 2024


Members of the European Parliament (MEPs) voted to adopt an agreement to establish an EU certification framework for carbon removals.

The certification framework aims to boost high-quality carbon …

Read More
jusst transition, TRANSITION PLANS

Transition Plan Taskforce publishes final set of resources

April 11th, 2024


The Transition Plan Taskforce (TPT) has launched its final sector guidance to help companies and financial institutions to develop their transition plans.

The resources include sector-specific transition plan guidance …

Read More
Global warming and climate change

IIGCC updates its net zero framework to “reposition” wording

March 27th, 2024


The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has updated its Net Zero Investment Framework (NZIF) to “reposition” objectives and add asset classes.

The group published NZIF 2.0

Read More
european commission

“Watered down” CSDDD approved by EU Committee

March 22nd, 2024


The European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee has voted in favour of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), amid criticism that the proposals were weakened by EU member states.

The …

Read More
France Reduction of Co2 Emissions and ESG

ERAFP updates ESG and climate voting guidelines

March 14th, 2024


France’s public pension fund Établissement de Retraite additionnelle de la Fonction publique (ERAFP) has updated its voting policy guidelines covering the evaluation of ESG and climate data.

The guidelines now …

Read More
Investors urge companies to account for climate-related risks

Focus on sustainability will help trustees meet fiduciary duties, says FMLC

February 8th, 2024


The Financial Markets Law Committee (FMLC) has published a review on pension fund trustees’ fiduciary duties in relation to sustainability amid widespread uncertainty in the industry.…

Read More
European Commission

Friends of the Earth files lawsuit against ING

January 31st, 2024


The Netherlands arm of Friends of the Earth, Milieudefensie, has filed a climate lawsuit against financial services group ING, calling on it to halve its carbon emissions.

The lawsuit …

Read More
TCFD Climate Disclosures

IFRS takes over monitoring climate-related disclosures from TCFD

December 8th, 2023


The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS) will oversee companies’ climate-related disclosures following the disbanding of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) …

Read More
biodiversity

FfB publishes guide on biodiversity 

October 19th, 2023


The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB) has released recommendations for financial institutions on managing biodiversity and the climate nexus, the interaction between biodiversity and climate change.

The Unlocking the biodiversity-climate nexus

Read More