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Daily Briefing
August 3, 2023

Editor’s note: ESG data assurance and fast-track policies for green patents

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, Sustainability data and reporting assurance is a subject we’ve been monitoring for a while, and...
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Daily Briefing
August 2, 2023

Editor’s note: Gtag backs adoption of DNSH criteria

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, The UK government’s Green Technical Advisory Group has told it how to design the “do no...
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August 1, 2023

Editor’s note: ESRS final text and SDG emojis

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, Allow me to start with a shocking discovery. As someone needing to authorise other people’s...
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Daily Briefing
July 31, 2023

Editor’s note: the risks of climate policy flip-flops

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, Greetings from Italy, where I’ll be working for the next few days – and where...
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July 28, 2023

Editor’s note: anti-ESG hearings, and making voluntary carbon markets a thing

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, As temperatures rise, so too does the mercury climb in our political thermometers. This week...
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July 27, 2023

Editor’s note: tackling climate change and risk to pensions from ‘flawed’ analysis

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, We lead with an interview with Danny Alexander, a former UK government minister who is...
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Daily Briefing
July 26, 2023

Editor’s note: a big week for the ISSB

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, It’s a big week for the International Sustainability Standards Board. Yesterday, the International Organization of Securities Commissions – the umbrella...
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July 25, 2023

Editor’s note: UK government challenged over new oil permit issuance

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, We go again at the UK’s High Court today. Having yesterday dismissed ClientEarth’s efforts at reviving a lawsuit against Shell...
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July 24, 2023

Editor’s note: Shell, UK oil and US sustainable investment

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, Climate litigation is on our minds as the UK High Court has just turned down ClientEarth’s attempt to resuscitate its...
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Daily Briefing
July 21, 2023

Editor’s note: excessive heat, litigation and the next generations

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Dear Reader, Hello from London, where I’m back in front of my laptop after spending a few days with family in the...
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Daily Briefing
July 20, 2023

Editor's note: 'Time to speak up for climate action'

The latest edition of our Sustainable Views newsletter. Welcome back to Sustainable Views. As a journalist writing about climate change, ESG and all things sustainable, people often ask why I...
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