taxonomy

EU Omnibus package: MEPs vote for two-year delay to corporate sustainability reporting rules

Policy

EU Omnibus package: MEPs vote for two-year delay to corporate sustainability reporting rules

Companies would be given up to two extra years to prepare for CRSD and CSDDD rules as EU pushes to streamline and simplify flagship sustainability reporting rules

clock 03 April 2025 • 5 min read
'Climate security is energy security': Alok Sharma urges world to 'break dependency on fossil fuels'

Climate change

'Climate security is energy security': Alok Sharma urges world to 'break dependency on fossil fuels'

In speech to mark sixth month anniversary of Glasgow Summit, COP26 President argues 'net zero means security, prosperity, and preventing the problems of the present from growing inexorably'

clock 16 May 2022 • 8 min read

Policy

Treasury appoints new group to help tackle financial sector 'greenwashing'

Treasury announces formation of independent body to advise on delivery of government's planned 'green taxonomy'

clock 09 June 2021 • 4 min read

Investment

Rishi Sunak: UK to issue first green bond and require firms to disclose climate risk

Chancellor unveils raft of green finance plans, including green taxonomy proposals and mandatory climate risk disclosure rules for listed companies

clock 09 November 2020 • 8 min read

Investment

Can the EU's Taxonomy end greenwashing in the financial sector?

Experts appointed by the EU Commission presented their final recommendations for what investments and activities should be considered 'sustainable' - but there remain several key unanswered questions

clock 12 March 2020 • 8 min read

Investment

Sustainable funds attract record levels of investment

First six months of 2019 saw record €36.9bn transferred into sustainable funds in Europe, according to research by Morningstar

clock 13 August 2019 • 2 min read