ESG / Sustainability

IFC Issues Biodiversity Investment Guidance

08/11/2022

This is the first market framework for biodiversity finance that aims to support activities that conserve and restore biodiversity and ecosystems.

ESG / Sustainability

Global Resilience Programme for Climate Launched

08/11/2022

The Climate Bonds Initiative has launched programme to mobilise capital markets to bolster resilience in the face of climate change.

ESG / Sustainability

Insurance Target-Setting Protocol Open for Feedback

07/11/2022

The UN-convened Net Zero Insurance Alliance has launched a public consultation outlining a recommended approach to target-setting and reporting.

ESG / Sustainability

TNFD Update Allows Varying Approaches to Materiality

06/11/2022

V0.3 of nature risks and disclosure framework also covers nature-focused metrics, target-setting and supply chain traceability.

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ Aims to Boost “Speed and Scope” of Net Zero Transition

01/11/2022

Alongside the finalised transition framework for financial institutions, GFANZ issues updates on portfolio alignment metrics and policy levers.

ESG / Sustainability

GFANZ ‘Quiet Quits’ Race to Net Zero

30/10/2022

The GFANZ 2022 progress report appeared to confirm the alliance’s intention to allow member groups to set their own path to net zero.

ESG / Sustainability

Three in Five Lenders Not Reporting Emissions

27/10/2022

Roughly 60% of lenders are yet to report any absolute financed emissions data, according to a report by Bloomberg Intelligence.

ESG / Sustainability

More Bumps in the Road for US Climate Rule After SEC Glitch

27/10/2022

Concerns over costs and legal challenges lie ahead, as deadline for new disclosure rule slips.

ESG / Sustainability

FCA Proposes Three New Green Labels for UK Funds

26/10/2022

The FCA has published its much-anticipated consultation outlining measures to tackle greenwashing.