ESG Today: EU banking supervisor The European Banking Authority (EBA) announced the release of new proposed amendments to Pillar 3 disclosure requirements for banks, including simplifications and clarifications around ESG risk-related reporting, particularly for small and medium-sized banks.
Funds Europe: In the world of ESG investing, the “E” – environmental – has long dominated the conversation. From climate change to biodiversity loss, environmental concerns are tangible, measurable, and urgent. The “G” – governance – has also found firm ground, thanks to clear regulatory expectations and investor scrutiny.
ESG Today: Italian energy company Eni announced that it has signed an exclusivity agreement with BlackRock’s infrastructure-focused unit Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP) for the potential sale of a co-control stake of 49.99% of Eni’s Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS) business, Eni CCUS Holding.
Yahoo Finance: U.S. government support for a "baseless" case alleging asset managers conspired to reduce competition in the coal sector risks undermining its goal of energy independence, BlackRock said.
Portfolio Adviser: Asset managers are paving the way for fossil fuel expansion, environmental degradation and the proliferation of dangerous arms, including nuclear weapons, according to the latest research from ShareAction.
ESG Today: Global private capital investment firm Carlyle announced the launch of Revera Energy, a new platform that will invest in and develop sustainable and clean energy infrastructure solutions in Australia and the UK.
ESG News: JPMorganChase has signed a carbon dioxide removal (CDR) offtake agreement with CO280, marking a major investment in scalable, low-cost engineered carbon removal from the U.S. pulp and paper industry.
ESG Today: French President Emmanuel Macron called for the elimination of the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), joining a call by German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to scrap the new law requiring companies to address their negative impacts on human rights and the environment across their value chains.
Tech Funding News: The EU’s recent Omnibus package aims to streamline requirements for the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and related frameworks amid green policy uncertainty.
ETF Stream: BNP Paribas Asset Management has unveiled its first equally weighted ETF in the form of an MSCI World strategy incorporating ESG exclusions.
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