ESG Today

JANUARY 27, 2025

Global issuance of labelled sustainable bonds including green, social, sustainability, sustainability-linked, and transition bonds is anticipated to again reach around $1 trillion in 2025, according to a new forecast released by Moodys Ratings, as headwinds including political changes from the new U.S.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 3, 2025

Adopted in 2021 and coming into effect for the 2024 financial year, the CSRD is the regulatory framework requiring firms to file social and environmental data and impact reports. Here are the main rollbacks proposed in the initial package. But Maria van der Heide, head of EU policy at ShareAction, a U.K.-based

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 9, 2024

The CSRD took effect from the beginning of 2024 for large companies, with the first reports to be issued in 2025, followed by smaller companies in subsequent years. The new solution from Sustainalytics provides data and screening tools to support alignment and customize exclusions for compliance with the new rules.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

It will also intensify its work on the effects of transition funding, green investment needs and transition plans, exploring the case for further changes to its monetary policy instruments and portfolios. These announcements followed the ECB’s third assessment of European banks’ progress on the disclosure of climate and environmental risks.

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We Mean Business Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

The EU Green Taxonomy was designed to accelerate the flow of money into green companies and projects, while simultaneously protecting investors from greenwashing accusations. The CSRD has already been adopted and will kick in from reporting year 2024.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Levick also noted that the taxonomy could be employed via initiatives such as a net zero test, which the UK might apply to all its public investment decisions, utilising the taxonomy to evaluate whether investments align with the its definition of ‘green’.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The proposed labels are expected to apply from 2024. Pushing for interoperability Although the FCA labels will help to set clear parameters for sustainable funds, the regulator’s proposed labelling scheme “does not define what is or is not a green investment”, Levick said.

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