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To boost competitiveness, Europe proposes slashing key climate rules

Corporate Knights

Drastic changes to the scope of sustainability reporting rules will limit investor access to comparable and reliable sustainability data, said Aleksandra Palinska, executive director at the European Sustainable Investment Forum, Europes umbrella network for sustainable finance, in a press release.

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Seven sustainable finance predictions for 2025

Corporate Knights

Energy security has become an overriding concern in the last two years as oil and gas prices have shot up, and sustainable finance has faced an increasingly hostile political environment in the United States. Sustainable Investment Forum (US SIF). What does this mean for the year ahead?

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Take Five: Follow That

Chris Hall

Follow that – ExxonMobil’s decision to sue two shareholders sent ripples across the sustainable investment pond, ahead of another fractious annual general meeting (AGM) season. Banking on transition – Banks’ role in the net zero transition was in the headlines this week, for a number of reasons.

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Industry Split on SFDR Outcome

Chris Hall

But many respondents – including Eurosif – find it insufficiently clear in defining key terms and acknowledge it is used as a de facto labelling regime.” Over 320 organisations and individuals responded to the SFDR review consultation in total, with 63% identifying as financial market participants, including asset managers, insurers and banks.

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Study of EU 100 largest companies shows streamlining and precision needed for optimal EU Green Taxonomy

We Mean Business Coalition

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. By refining reporting practices and legislative clarity, the EU Green Taxonomy can become an even more powerful driver of sustainable investments.

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Opportunity for Women in the Clean Energy Transition

3BL Media

by Maria Lettini, CEO of the US SIF: The Sustainable Investment Forum As we celebrate Women’s History Month, it is again a time of reflection. The World Bank estimated that there are still almost 2.4 And, by 2028, estimates suggest women will be responsible for 75% of discretionary spending.

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EU to Exempt 80% of Companies from CSRD Sustainability Reporting Requirement

ESG Today

In addition to the CSRD, the proposals introduce major simplifications and scope reductions for the EUs key sustainability reporting regulations, including the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), the Taxonomy Regulation , and the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM).