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Transition plans and disclosure rules will be central to UK’s bid for sustainable finance leadership
Council publishes Omnibus amendments, Efrag update on ESRS review
◆ EU’s securitization plan leaked ◆ The first new EM sovereign issuer for years ◆ Who can be sued for climate change?
Case against power company dismissed but NGOs believe precedent for action has been established
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HSBC’s CEO Noel Quinn is expected to announce a new leader for its sustainability agenda soon, as Daniel Klier is leaving to join Arabesque, an asset manager and technology company.
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Chuka Umunna joins JP Morgan — Deloitte hires another FIG banker — JP Morgan AM appoints transition bond expert -
Chuka Umunna has been appointed by JP Morgan to a newly created post of head of ESG for Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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European financial regulators have bowed to pressure from investment firms and their trade bodies, and look set to weaken the requirements of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, a central part of the EU's Sustainable Finance Action Plan.
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Companies with high carbon emissions are preparing for the risk that they could have to pay more to access capital markets, if investors and banks retreat from fossil fuel-heavy businesses, and even divest altogether — as Aviva has threatened to do. Some issuers will use investor relations drives and labelled financings, but ultimately they will have to find common ground with investors on how to transition to low carbon.
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In a rare sign that environmental campaigners are having an impact on the financial industry, the burden of financing the Ecuadorian Amazon oil trade has shifted between banks in the past six months. But it is clear the banking industry is supporting the trade in more ways than have yet been uncovered.
