29 Mar, 2023 ECB expectations on banks to step up management of climate and environmental risks in 2023 By Premlata Fagan “We see the glass filling up slowly, but it is not yet even half full. This is both good and bad news: good news because there is...
30 May, 2022 Environment Audit Select Committee launches inquiry into finance and the UK’s transition to net zero By Omar Salem The House of Commons Environment Audit Committee (EAC) has launched an inquiry into the role of the financial sector in the UK’s...
15 Dec, 2021 EU "Fit for 55": The December package has landed By Ruth Losch On 15 December 2021, the EU Commission published the second suite of its “Fit for 55” package, with a number of legislative and policy...
29 Oct, 2021 UK regulators call on financial industry to meet the climate change challenge By Raza Naeem With COP26 around the corner, the UK financial regulators have set out the actions that they, and the financial sector, are taking in...
22 Sep, 2021 New greenwashing suit aims at WA public utility By Menaka Nayar A new proposed class action lawsuit has been filed by the Sauk-Suiattle Indian tribe in a state court in Washington alleging that the...
17 Jun, 2021 U.S. states weigh in on climate change initiatives By Menaka Nayar As the Biden administration continues to ramp up efforts to address climate change at the federal level, numerous U.S. states are...
02 Jun, 2021 Bank of England's Bailey gets real on tackling climate change By Clare Wiles Andrew Bailey's recent speech on tackling climate change "for real" drives home the importance of transition to a net-zero economy - but...
21 May, 2021 Biden signs new Executive Order on Climate-Related Financial Risk By Menaka Nayar In a further signal of the Biden administration's deep commitment to tackling climate issues, the White House on May 20, 2021 issued a...
21 May, 2021 New bill seeks to resolve DOL about-face on ESG investing for retirement plans By Menaka Nayar Followers of the latest U.S. developments in sustainable investing will be aware of the Department of Labor's 2020 rule mandating that...