Regulation

The backlash hangs over the ESG market in a crucial election year, but disclosure rules, engagement and ESG bonds forge ahead nonetheless.

Norwegian pension fund unsure about category proposals as UKSIF, IIGCC and German academics and FNG label team deliver recommendations.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: EBA proposes introduction of voluntary EU label for green loans; Swiss listed companies to submit sustainability reports to shareholder vote.

EU financial watchdog shares proposed amendments to ESG fund name guidelines, including transition category, announces postponement of adoption until Q2 2024.

Market participants disagree on future fund labelling system but mainly back disclosures for all funds, eliminating entity-level PAIs.

Update follows floating of transition-focused ‘taxonomy-aligned’ benchmarks by EU’s Platform on Sustainable Finance.

Financial institutions will only be required to conduct due diligence on their own operations but will have to implement 'robust' transition plans.

Regulator sets out draft principles for sustainability claims, flags poor disclosures around net zero alliance departure as bad practice.

In an interview with RI, Emmanuel Faber dismisses the idea that differences in adoption undermine the global baseline and gives his definition of interoperability.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Finland to transpose CSRD by year-end; Mercer Super reaches settlement in greenwashing case.