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ESG Today: The European Commission announced plans to invest up to €5.2 billion (USD$6.1 billion) in net zero technology, clean hydrogen and industrial decarbonization projects, using funds generated through its EU Emissions Trading System (EU ETS).
ESG Today: EU Ombudsman Teresa Anjinho announced that she has found a series of shortcomings in the European Commission’s process to launch its “Omnibus” initiative to simplify and reduce corporate sustainability reporting and due diligence requirements.
Portfolio Adviser: Investment commentators have largely welcomed the sweeping changes in last week’s SFDR draft proposal with “significant improvements” outlined for the disclosure framework and a new category system announced.
MSN/Reuters: A British real estate manager overseeing 26 billion euros ($29.93 billion) in assets and concerned about flood, fire and other climate-related risks to its properties sought help from Climate X, a data analytics firm based in London.
ESG News: The European Commission has introduced sweeping amendments to the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, seeking to repair what policymakers describe as a framework that has become cumbersome for firms and confusing for investors.
ESG News: The European Investment Bank and Societe Generale have agreed to a new cooperation framework aimed at expanding financing for Europe’s fast-growing cleantech manufacturers.
Yahoo Finance: The European Parliament has voted to dramatically wind back the bloc’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) rules following intense pressure from US business associations and state attorneys general.
MSN/Reuters: The European Central Bank fined Spanish lender ABANCA Corporación Bancaria for failing to comply with its decision on climate-related and environmental risks, it said.
Funds Europe: Global assets in open-end funds and ETFs with a climate-related mandate reached a record high of $644 billion in June 2025, up 8.5% from the end of last year, according to Morningstar’s data.
Portfolio Adviser: A leaked draft of the European Commission proposals for SFDR 2.0 has revealed plans to remove Article 8 and 9 labels in favour of three product categories.
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