ESG News

This week in ESG news: EU delays sustainability reporting standards for sectors, non-EU companies for 2 years; Microsoft signs largest-ever corporate clean energy deal; Bloomberg launches sustainability screening tool for investors; IBM appoints new Chief Sustainability Officer; IFRS & EFRAG publish guide for companies complying with ISSB and CSRD sustainability reporting; EU launches greenwashing action […]

Issuance volumes of green, social, sustainability and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bonds rebounded sharply in Q1 2024 over the prior quarter, rising 36% to $281 billion, up from $207 billion in Q4 2023, according to a new report from Moody’s Investors Service. On a year-over-year basis, sustainable bond issuance rose marginally from $279 billion from its strong […]

Das Investieren nach ESG-Kriterien, also Mindeststandards im Umwelt- und Klimaschutz, bei den Arbeitsbedingungen sowie der Unternehmensführung, werden seit Jahren beworben und von der EU gefördert. Doch sie halten nicht, was sie versprechen, wie diese Grafiken zeigen.

In Europa haben Anleger laut Morningstar gut 525 Milliarden Euro in ESG-Fonds investiert. Die Hälfte dieser Fonds investiert jedoch in Firmen, die CO2 produzieren. Die Europäische Wertpapier- und Marktaufsichtsbehörde (Esma) will die Regeln nachschärfen – sollte dabei aber einen wichtigen Punkt berücksichtigen.

Dr Sultan Al Jaber said deal to support vulnerable nations is off to a ‘good start’, but more must be done. Cop28 President Dr Sultan Al Jaber has called for a landmark loss and damage fund aimed at protecting nations most vulnerable to climate change to deliver a “lasting, positive, socio-economic impact for decades to […]

The IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced the publication of the IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy (ISSB Taxonomy), a new digital tool aimed at enabling investors to analyze sustainability-related financial disclosures based on the ISSB’s recently released sustainability and climate-related reporting standards. According to an IFRS statement announcing the new tool, the new Taxonomy […]