ESG Today

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

In its semi-annual Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities (TRV) report, ESMA notes the need for “significant public and private sector financing” to achieve the EU Green Deal objectives and support the green transformation of the economy. leading to increasing caution towards ESG investing and shareholder engagement.

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ESG Today

OCTOBER 9, 2024

Based on new underlying European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS), the CSRD introduces more detailed reporting requirements on company impacts on the environment, human rights and social standards and sustainability-related risk.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 11, 2022

New report provides guidance to asset owners on closing net zero investment gap. . Asset owners should track their contributions to climate change mitigation by calculating the green investment ratio of portfolios and assets, according to a recent report by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC). .

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 11, 2023

Levick added that several national entities, including the UK Infrastructure Bank and the British Business Bank plan to utilise the green taxonomy to guide investment decisions.

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Chris Hall

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

COP27 deadline for Green Finance Strategy likely to be missed, as investors await details on sustainable investment framework. Investors are expecting details this week on the new UK government’s strategy on energy and inflation, but time is running out for updates on key climate and green finance policies ahead of COP27.

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We Mean Business Coalition

AUGUST 23, 2023

The EU Green Taxonomy is one of the cornerstones of the EU Action Plan on financing sustainable growth and is also the foundation of many other pieces of legislation currently being implemented. The CSRD has already been adopted and will kick in from reporting year 2024.

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Chris Hall

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

“If you want to actually drive investment into properly green, properly regulated funds that aren’t lying about their green credentials, surely you have to have standards that allow that to happen,” she said. The proposed labels are expected to apply from 2024.

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