ESG / Sustainability

LSE’s VCM to Finance Climate Change Mitigation

10/10/2022

The London Stock Exchange has announced the launch of the first VCM by a primary exchange with the publication of final admission and disclosure rules.

ESG / Sustainability

UK FCA Warns on Green Fund Label Abuse

05/10/2022

FCA Director of ESG Sacha Sadan underlines need for market confidence, highlights importance of investor engagement.

Capital / Liquidity

Capital Rules Can Cushion Banks’ Fossil Fuel Exposure: Report

04/10/2022

Prudential regulators should increase the risk weighting applied to major banks’ fossil fuel assets, Finance Watch says in a new report.

ESG / Sustainability

An Increasing Sense of Urgency

03/10/2022

Satoshi Ikeda, Chief Sustainable Finance Officer at Japan’s Financial Services Agency, is targeting increased action among asset owners.

ESG / Sustainability

Fed Plans Climate-risk Pilot for US Banks

02/10/2022

The participating banks are Bank of America, Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan Chase, Morgan Stanley, and Wells Fargo.

ESG / Sustainability

Fitch Flags Growing Pains for Sustainability-linked Bonds

01/10/2022

Remedies needed to address misaligned incentives and lack of comparability in booming market, says ratings agency.

ESG / Sustainability

Australian Investors Demand Further Climate Reforms

30/09/2022

The Investor Group on Climate Change has outlined “high priority policies“ needed to “unlock capital” for Australia’s net zero transition.

ESG / Sustainability

NZAOA Issues Call to Action on Blended Finance

30/09/2022

The UN-convened Net Zero Asset Owners Alliance has called on policymakers to facilitate the scaling of blended finance structures to fund climate solutions.

ESG / Sustainability

NYC Comptroller Calls Out BlackRock on Climate

26/09/2022

New York City Comptroller is calling for BlackRock to better align its investment activities with its climate commitments.