ESG ratings

The latest developments in sustainable finance: UK government says ESG ratings regs will help defence sector, AXA IM calls for more sign-ups to common ground taxonomy.

Long-awaited taxonomy delayed again as government considers use cases; next steps on ESG ratings regulation revealed.

Regulator warns that mandatory regulation 'can create a need to backtrack'.

Global ESG rating providers have yet to formally seek authorisation to operate within India.

The code is intended to support global interoperability.

Removal of red flags will have positive credit and equity impact, say Barclays analysts.

Firm will retire assessments of manager commitments to ESG as it prepares for compliance with EU ESG ratings rules and global codes of conduct.

It comes as several managers told RI they are confused about the scope of the regulation, which was agreed last month.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: NZBA to table new disclosure requirements; Spanish regulator to focus on greenwashing supervision in 2024.

'Lighter, temporary and optional registration regime' for smaller providers, but stricter aggregation rules absent from final text.