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Canada’s sustainable finance taxonomy: What it is, what is happening, and what’s coming next

Canada needs to raise $115 billion by 2050 to meet its net-zero targets. Where will that money come from? Increasingly, the answer is private capital — pension funds, banks, and in...

Sustainable Finance Live: How Investment Sceptics Can Be Convinced to Support Communities

In this interview in the lead-up to Sustainable Finance Live 2026, we discuss impact investing within local communities.

When Sustainability Data Meets Finance-Grade Rigor: Winning Under IFRS S1 and S2

Trusted sustainability data is becoming one of the most valuable assets an enterprise holds.

How sustainability information could become part of the payment itself

Author: A finextra community member

Canada's sustainable finance taxonomy clears key milestone for green investors

A new methodology report sets the rules for climate-aligned investment, giving advisors a clearer framework to navigate client ESG conversations

Investment Management Client Alert September 2026

EU Parliament Adopts Negotiating Position on the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation In early September, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs...

Citi Sets New 2030 Goals After $647B Finance Push

Citi has committed $647.2 billion to sustainable finance since 2020, putting the bank more than halfway toward its $1 trillion target. The total includes $91.3 billion committed du...

Financial Services Regulatory ESG updater

3 September – 3 October 2026 Introduction ESG is changing the landscape for financial institutions as stakeholders, including investors, increasingly expect them to make their oper...

Canada’s Sustainable Finance Taxonomy Defines Green and Transition Investment Criteria

Canada’s Taxonomy and Transition Planning Council has released its final Methodology Report, establishing the framework for the Canadian Sustainable Finance Taxonomy. Published on...

The Key Questions To Ask About Sustainable Payment Cards (Ashwini Pandey)

Speaking to banks and issuers it is clear sustainable payment cards have moved from a niche product ...

MEPs vote for clearer, simpler sustainable finance disclosure rules

On 10 September 2026, the European Parliament reported that the Economic and Monetary Affairs Committee had reached a broad compromise on the proposal for a Regulation amending Reg...

What climate finance means for portfolios

As the U.N. renews its call for $1.3 trillion a year in climate finance, four leaders in climate finance say the biggest question for advisors is where that money goes.

Hong Kong Expands Sustainable Finance Taxonomy

HKMA opens consultation on expanded framework The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has opened a public consultation on the Phase 2B prototype of the Hong Kong Taxonomy for Sustainable...

Financial Services Regulatory ESG updater

3 August – 3 September 2026 Introduction ESG is changing the landscape for financial institutions as stakeholders, including investors, increasingly expect them to make their opera...

Pics or it didn’t happen: What informed payments for sustainable consumption can look like (Anders Nyqvist)

Consumption represents more than half of global GDP, and a large share of it is unsustainable. As we...

FCA sustainability labels improve trust in fund claims but usage remains low

Parliament’s Position on SFDR 2.0

On 10 September 2026, the European Parliament’s Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs (“ECON”) has adopted its position on the reform of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Reg...

How sustainability information could become part of the payment itself (Anders Nyqvist)

In a previous opinion piece, I explored the possibility of payment infrastructures evolving from the...

EY Launches Framework to Put Financial Value on Sustainability Risks

EY has launched a new framework designed to put financial numbers behind sustainability risks and opportunities, as companies face growing pressure to justify climate and ESG spend...

The Key Questions To Ask About Sustainable Payment Cards

Author: A finextra community member

Sandra Phlippen, hoofd duurzaamheid ABN Amro: ‘Wij zijn geen groene bank, we zijn een transitiebank’

Klarna's Alexander Farsan: 'Sustainability will only work at scale if it meets people where they are'

Payment tech firm's head of climate and environment shares lessons to be learned from the 'resale' industry and foundational insights from COP15 in Copenhagen

Partner Insight: From intentions to outcomes - Helping advisers tell the sustainability story

Crédit Agricole Launches Natural Capital Division With $227M Forest Fund

Crédit Agricole has launched a dedicated natural capital division as the French banking group expands its climate strategy beyond emissions reduction into ecosystem restoration. Cr...