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Atominvest partners with Greenly

Partnership to make Greenly’s carbon calculation platform accessible to Atominvest’s clients

UK government set to regulate ESG ratings providers

A separate consultation will follow the announcement, which came as part of the Spring Budget

Atlas Metrics partners with Bunch

The partnership combines Bunch's investor portal with Atlas Metric's ESG reporting platform

Kirkland appoints ESG partner

Rebecca Perlman joins after a 12-year tenure at Herbert Smith Freehills

Investec appoints head of ESG

Alicia Forry has been at the firm since 2017

ESG: The fund-of-funds perspective

Once removed from the underlying portfolio, this type of LP is focused on private equity’s journey rather than instant compliance

ESG ratings providers to comply with transparency requirements

The European Commission and Parliament have reached a provisional agreement on how ESMA can supervise these entities

Deloitte partners with Workiva and Informatica

The collaboration integrates AI data management and cloud-based reporting into the advisory’s ESG compliance services

The carrot in addition to the stick

FCA’s proposed regime on non-financial misconduct shines light on firms’ workplace culture

Novata launches carbon navigator

Company’s new product aims to simplify carbon data management and reporting

Ecovadis adds Vitals to IQ Plus platform

Vitals is a questionnaire aimed at helping businesses manage supply chain sustainability risks

Apex launches new ESG brand

Holtara is a combined effort from Apex and MJ Hudson, providing data, reporting and advisory services

Efama argues for sustainable product categories

Call comes in wake of publication of the UK’s SDR and as SFDR consultation is underway

Voluntary ESG ratings code of conduct launches

ICMA and IRSG have launched the code to increase transparency in the services of ESG data providers

Confluence partners with Manaos on SFDR reporting

Confluence to provide ESG and disclosure templates through Manaos’s platform

The UK’s nice green labelling machine

Response to FCA’s SDR positive as regulatory arbitrage remains around applicability to overseas funds, portfolio management and practice of its highly anticipated anti-greenwashing rule

ESAs add granularity to RTS

The draft technical standards have some suggested amendments, improving the detail of the disclosures made

ESG, retail investors and you

The latest Efama conference brought together regulators and asset managers who championed the idea for product instead of fund labels and brainstormed ideas for retailisation

SDR policy launched

The FCA is introducing an anti-greenwashing rule, four product labels and marketing requirements for investment funds

Carbon Accounting Alliance launches

Group of 35 organisations represents emissions of 24,000 companies

Novata expands ESG platform

The technology has improved its SFDR tools to assist fund managers with data analysis and reporting requirements

Abris Capital launches DEI code for portfolio

Firm makes commitments across education, governance, ownership and process with the aim of influencing industry practice

Driftwood Climate comes ashore

Boutique consulting firm to advise on climate strategy, decarbonisation and climate impact

PE sustainability initiatives launch decarbonisation roadmap

The PMDR has been launched by the Initiative Climat International and the Sustainable Markets Initiative’s Private Equity Task Force, supported by Bain & Company

CMA publishes Green Agreements Guidance

GPs and LPs are unlikely to infringe upon UK competition law for pursuing environmental sustainability agreements

NB appoints head of ESG data

Aria Goudarzi joins from Nikko Asset Management Group

TMF launches ESG administration

Company aims to assist firms with setting up, defining and reporting on ESG frameworks

Clarity AI and Next Gate Tech join forces

Sustainability tech platform and fintech firm team up to automate sustainability data collection across portfolios

PRI launches co-design process for Progression Pathways

Association aims to clarify different roles investors play in a sustainable financial system and enable increasingly targeted support

DIF Capital appoints head of ESG

Lorraine Becker steps into the role after two years as principal consultant at Environmental Resources Management

Rubbish in, rubbish out?

The latest SFDR consultation gets the industry thinking about improving entity-level disclosures

European Parliament rejects ESRS objection

MEPs call for private sector to contribute to corporate sustainability transparency

Reframe launches sustainability practice

Nikhil Chouguley to lead the service

MSCI acquires Trove

Company aims to expand both product palette and client base

Inrate partners with TMX

Company to provide ESG impact ratings and climate intelligence for ESG data hub

Apex expands ESG solutions

Fund administrator offers compliance, reporting and consulting services after its acquisition of MJ Hudson’s ESG advisory businesses

ERM and Greenomy join forces

The sustainability consultancy aims to incorporate Greenomy’s ESG reporting services

EU to sharpen ban on greenwashing

Predominantly aimed at consumers, some rules of new directive could target funds’ marketing communications

Investment Association calls for EU reforms

Trade body highlights sustainability, new technologies and greater alignment on regulatory issues as areas of concern

Amicorp launches ESG reporting and rating service

The new service includes audited ESG reports, analysis, business planning and policy implementation

Arup and Re:Co launch digital sustainability services

Partnership aims to link sustainability outcomes with value creation and support decision making

European Commission opens SFDR consultation

Regulator aims to address shortcomings of legal certainty, usability and potential to counter greenwashing

Ambienta formalises science-based targets

The firm aims to measure its internal percentage of emission reduction and percentage of invested capital with validated targets

GPs find brand perception key reason for ESG reporting

A survey conducted by Oliver Wyman and Novata highlights challenges for measuring ESG financial impact

Tikehau invests in Anthesis

Tikehau shares ownership of the ESG consultancy with Carlyle, Palatine and Anthesis employee shareholders

Data constraints the biggest ESG integration hurdle

Some 71% of respondents to the BNP Paribas ESG Global Survey 2023 find lack of ESG data quality a major barrier to making more sustainable investments

Petra Funds joins forces with Novata

Partnership aims to support with collection, analysis and reporting of ESG data

Stafford appoints head of sustainability

Marta Jankovic joins from APG Asset Management where she advised on EU sustainability regulation

EFRAG to develop sustainability reporting standards

Association to establish voluntary sustainability reporting standards for SMEs outside of the CSRD’s scope

Invest Europe opens up ESG reporting guidelines

Previously for members only, the guidelines constitute a bid to harmonise and consolidate ESG reporting standards

Iceberg Data Lab launches Barbatus

The tool uses generative AI to produce ESG data analysis

Worldfavor partners with Northpeak

The collaboration will combine Worldfavor’s sustainability data platform with Northpeak’s ESG consultancy services

Unpacking the EU Commission’s sustainable finance package

Concerns about complexity remain as bloc aligns legislation on sustainable investments and looks to regulate ESG ratings providers

ESMA launches CSA

ESMA and NCAs aim to assess SFDR compliance of supervised asset managers

Raising the (global) standard

What impact are the ISSB’s disclosure standards expected to have on global sustainability reporting requirements?

European Commission updates sustainable finance framework

The Commission has proposed the requirement to regulate ESG ratings providers under ESMA

Novata expands ESG benchmarking offering

The service will encompass 50 universal and more than 200 sector-specific benchmarks

Increase in designated ESG managers at PE firms

Survey found nearly 69% of firms to have a dedicated ESG professional

The Drawdown Awards 2023: Winners announced

Congratulations to all of the winners of The Drawdown Awards 2023

ESMA provides update on greenwashing

ESMA has published one of the three ESA reports on mitigating greenwashing risks, highlighting key concerns and preventative measures