New research on disclosure frameworks finds different approaches to materiality and less attention to ocean-related risks.   Nature-related assessment and disclosure frameworks and standards pay insufficient attention to oceans, Romie Goedicke, Co-head of Nature at United Nations Environment Programme – Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) has said, following the release of a comparative study.   The report found that while most…

Germany and other states could refrain from voting later this month, undermining the EU’s credibility as a sustainability leader.   Industry members, including ShareAction, have warned that the EU’s Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) risked being hijacked by abstentions from member states in an upcoming voting session.   Although CSDDD is “too big to fail”, further revisions risk creating…

The risks and impacts associated with ocean pollution and degradation are vast, but “easy wins” exist for investors.  To sufficiently address the climate and nature crises, asset owners must prioritise the world’s oceans and marine life, according to new research.  The paper makes the case that asset owners should look to understand the important role that oceans can play in…

Investor appetite for a wider range of increasingly sophisticated ESG index derivatives is latent, according to participants at a virtual roundtable hosted by Eurex and ESG Investor. As the volume of capital directed towards sustainability increases, institutional investors and asset managers have a natural interest in the development of ESG-related derivatives instruments that enable them to hedge investments, implement ESG…

Allister Furey, CEO & Co-Founder of Sylvera, says the VCMI new claim could help to unlock urgent action on Scope 3. Scope 3 can often be the most difficult type of carbon emissions to measure, dampening the prospect of action from business leaders. Unlike Scope 1 or Scope 2 emissions, which can be reduced through adoption of renewable energy and…