Alex Janiaud

The decision to help the steelmaker to build green hydrogen-powered plants in Europe while it maintains coal-reliant production elsewhere has drawn criticism. The European Commission...

The Prudential Regulation Authority would be asked to consider the impact of climate change on financial stability, and review institutions’ exposure to fossil fuels, under...

ISSB references European Sustainability Reporting Standards in S1 as a source of guidance, and says standards build on ‘existing market-accepted framework’. The International Sustainability Standards...

Recent downgrades of SFDR Article 9 funds have left market participants in limbo while regulators contemplate further enforcement measures to counter greenwashing practices. Article 9...

BlackRock's chief executive Larry Fink has said that the presence of private companies in supply chains creates a "structural problem" for businesses looking to report...

Research shows European companies are not sufficiently advanced with their climate transition plans. The vast majority of European companies have not demonstrated progress required to...

The UK bank will stop financing oil sands exploration following years of pressure from activists and investors, but has no new oil and gas policy. Barclays has said that it...

The European Commission has referred Croatia, Hungary and Portugal to the Court of Justice of the European Union. The European Commission has asked to impose financial penalties on Croatia, Hungary...

New rules seek to provide regulatory certainty to investors but have raised questions over the treatment of nuclear power as a suitable energy source to produce renewable hydrogen. The European...

The Autorité des Marchés Financiers has called for a review of the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation. The Autorité des Marchés Financiers, the French financial market regulator, has said it...

Research by consultancy KPMG has found regulatory expectations on ESG pose greater pressure on financial companies than capital and liquidity rules. Expectations around environmental, social and governance factors were the...