XM: In the United States, conservative politicians have been successful in tamping down environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) product marketing, in diluting regulations that promote ESG disclosures, and in discouraging financial firms from co-ordinating on curbing greenhouse gas emissions.
ESG Today: Lawmakers in the European Parliament voted to adopt a new law aimed at establishing a certification system to quantify, monitor and verify carbon removals, and to counter greenwashing.
BNN Bloomberg: The Platform on Sustainable Finance, which advises the European Commission on environmental, social and governance policies, is proposing that flows generated through sustainability-linked bonds (SLBs) be excluded from an EU exercise designed to monitor how well the bloc’s green rules are working.
Investment Executive: European regulators are consulting on proposed changes to rules governing credit rating agencies that aim to boost sustainability considerations.
Funds Europe: Some asset managers are retreating from their public ESG commitments due to so-called ‘greenhushing’ suggests a report into ESG investing in private markets.
BNN Bloomberg: The possibility that Europe will tap its investment bank to fund defense spending is being met with skepticism from bond investors, who flag risks to the lender’s sustainability credentials and higher borrowing costs.
Yahoo Finance: As the volume of ESG data continues to rise, firms are grappling with the best way to manage this information, according to a new Bloomberg survey of approximately 200 financial market participants based in Europe.
MSN: Britain's finance ministry said on Wednesday it will introduce regulation for providers of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings on companies to improve "clarity and trust" in benchmarks widely used to steer investments, but gave no specific timeline.
Funds Europe: 41% of financial market participants based in Europe see managing constantly evolving ESG data as a top challenge for their firms, according to a Bloomberg survey.
ESG Clarity: Capital Group has launched three global, multi-thematic sustainable funds designed to meet demand from European and Asian investors.
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