Regulation

Veteran right-wing lobbyist predicts more ‘ESG-related hand waving’, says Republicans will be laying ground for post-2024 action.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: BlackRock expands proxy voting programme; oil and gas execs rewarded for increased production.

Five Dutch political parties have formally submitted the Bill on Responsible and Sustainable International Business Conduct to the House of Representatives.

European banking watchdog calls for extension of time horizon for assessing investment companies to 'at least 10 years', ESMA adopts ESG disclosures as supervisory priority.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Call for mandatory biodiversity disclosures; BNY Mellon says $100tn needed for net zero goal.

Key takeaways from two days of meetings and panels in Toronto with leading players in Canadian sustainable finance.

Linklaters warns of ‘delicate balancing act’ between SDRs and SFDR while retail investment platforms welcome proposals

The FCA's head of ESG explains the thinking behind the proposed labelling regime for UK sustainable funds.

Regulator introduces new fund labelling regime and sustainability disclosure requirements for asset managers.

News comes as RepRisk tool finds one third of natural and mixed UNESCO World Heritage sites are within 1km of an extractive project.