Biodiversity

LD Pensions seeks manager for environment and climate portfolio - EU taps Amundi to manage €3bn green bond fund - ISO sets date for release of transition standard.

Investors target BASF over climate lobbying; Barclays assesses impact of MSCI ESG ratings changes; no boost for clean energy shares from Gulf crisis.

Praise for 'pragmatism' balanced by disappointment at 'missed opportunity to show leadership' on nature-related disclosures.

Standard setter to produce 'practice statement' on nature as vice-chair describes market pushback as 'massive surprise'.

UK banking group enlists nature consultancy to identify nature-related activities for sustainable and transition finance targets.

Options to develop standalone nature standard or add nature to existing standards should be dropped to 'minimise disruption' to adoption of S1 and S2, board told.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: Canada launches nature strategy with C$3.8bn investment; ethical issues sidelined in AI governance, study shows.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: GRI eyes first soil pollution standard; Investors nominate board member at Brazil’s Petrobras.

Standard setter ’tentatively’ agrees next steps on nature ahead of release of exposure draft at COP17 in October.

Initiative also plans to grow investor capacity on corporate responsible political engagement and build out role of asset owners, new report explains.