Tag: ESG

The billion dollar water risk problem insurers can no longer ignore

Water damage remains one of the most underestimated risks facing modern buildings, creating significant challenges for insurers, property owners and facilities managers as hidden...

Quensus lands WEL1 funding to expose hidden water waste

Quensus, a smart water management technology company, has been awarded funding through the first round of the Water Efficiency Lab (WEL1) to deliver The...

ESMA targets simpler Taxonomy KPIs in new consultation

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the regulator and supervisor of financial markets across the EU, has opened a consultation aimed at streamlining...

InSoil lands €120m Pollen Street facility for agri lending

InSoil, a European climate finance firm that channels institutional money into regenerative agriculture, has landed a €120m senior secured credit facility from Pollen Street...

StarCompliance unveils checklist for bank compliance teams

Bank compliance teams are being tested by a regulatory environment that is shifting faster than many can keep pace with. Artificial intelligence governance, operational...

EBA aligns Pillar 3 framework with EU green agenda

The European Banking Authority (EBA), the EU's banking regulatory body, has published final draft Implementing Technical Standards (ITS) that overhaul its Pillar 3 disclosure...

MSCI acquires First Street to sharpen climate risk edge

MSCI has acquired First Street, a physics-based climate risk data and analytics specialist, in a move designed to deepen its physical climate risk offering...

UK moves to simplify climate risk reporting for investors

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK's conduct regulator for financial services firms and markets, has proposed scrapping mandatory TCFD-based product-level climate disclosures for...

How Ortec Finance helped PKZH measure ESG impact

Swiss pension fund PKZH, which manages CHF23.9bn in assets on behalf of more than 60,000 members, turned to Ortec Finance to gain a clearer...

Why trusted data is Luxembourg’s next financial frontier

In a conversation published by LSEG Data & Analytics, Vincenzo Giunta, president of the Luxembourg Financial Markets Association (LFMA), and David Thomas, head of...

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