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Breakthrough in European Green Bond Labelling
The European Union has agreed to create standards for its proposed green bond labelling framework, bringing one of the thorniest debates among the region’s regulators closer to a resolution. The proposed standards set the guidelines that bond issuers should follow before they can confidently describe their debt as “green”.
Free Digital Toolkit Helps Private Equity Integrate ESG
A free digital tool that helps private equity firms integrate ESG into their investment processes is hoped to boost the sustainability performance of a market to which financial institutions have huge exposure. The Investor ESG Toolkit was created by UK-based sustainability consultancy Sancroft to help PE firms identify how their investment and risk strategies stack…
EFAMA Says Green Labelling Plan is Flawed
Industry body, the European Fund and Asset Management Association (EFAMA), has taken aim at one of the European Union’s regulators over proposed labelling laws for green funds. EFAMA said the European Securities and Markets Authority’s (ESMA) recommendation for a numerical threshold system for grading funds’ sustainability characteristics would not eliminate greenwashing. Its offered alternative calls…
Data Poses Challenges for UK Pension Funds’ Climate Compliance
A year after pension funds in the UK were required to begin compiling sustainability reports on their portfolios, a survey has shown that data challenges are making the task difficult. A shortage of emissions data, inconsistencies in reporting and a reliance on estimates are making it almost impossible for funds that hold about £2.2 trillion…
ISSB Nails Down Technicalities of Standards for June Release
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has completed the technical drafting of global reporting standards it plans to make effective for signatories in January. The technical details of the framework have been partly based on the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). They are due to be announced in June and the first disclosures by companies…
SEC’s Gensler Says Regulator is Considering Climate Proposals
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the US is mulling the alteration of some of its climate-reporting proposals, which were announced last year. Chair of the regulator Gary Gensler said about 15,000 comments had been sent from market participants after the proposals were put out for consultation. Gensler said the adjustments were being considered…
French Regulator Wants Tougher Guarantees in SFDR
The French financial regulator, Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF), has urged a rethink of part of the European Union’s wide-ranging ESG reporting rules. The AMF wants to see minimal environmental impact standards for ESG-linked funds, arguing that without them, the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) would inadvertently encourage greenwashing.
Delivering on ESG Through the Cloud
By Shaun Hurst, Principal Regulatory Advisor for EMEA, Smarsh. ESG, the acronym that refers to the alignment of environmental, social, and governance performance and objectives with company practices and investor strategies, has evolved from being a ‘nice to have’ for companies and financial institutions to a concrete expectation. But with rising regulation, litigation and growing scrutiny…
Alveo’s Latest ICE Data Integration to Help Banks as Well as Asset Managers
Alveo has expanded its ESG data integration services in one of the first moves by a data management solutions specialist to help its banking and asset management clients meet imminent new European sustainability regulations. The London-headquartered company has integrated Intercontinental Exchange’s (ICE) ESG company data analytics into its data management solution, called Prime. The new integration will enable Alveo customers to access the ESG characteristics…
Audit Risk Platform Adds ESG Functions of Use to Investors
A regulatory risk assessment platform for UK-based auditors has been upgraded with ESG functions that can be used in financial institutions’ due diligence processes. RegTech provider Ideagen has made it possible for clients to isolate non-financial reporting requirements from a broader checklist of compliance expectations of companies large and small. The functionality has been created…