Sustainable Investor
EMEA
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Active Funds not Necessarily Superior to Passive for ESG Investors
September 11, 2020Specialised and generalised engagement seen as effective agents of change.
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IOSCO to Harmonise Global ESG Disclosure Frameworks – Report
September 10, 2020A new IOSCO taskforce will work to identify commonalities across sustainability disclosure standards from across the world to develop principles-based guidelines.
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NGFS Publishes Two-year Work Programme, New Charter
September 7, 2020A new NGFS workstream being created will identify missing data items needed for effective climate-related and environmental risk analysis.
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Thailand SEC, UK Govt to Collaborate in Financial Sector
September 3, 2020The initial focus areas of the partnership will include green bonds, the fintech ecosystem, e-KYC and cybersecurity, the SEC and UK government said.
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IMF Publishes New Transparency Code for Central Banks
August 4, 2020The voluntary code allows central banks to measure transparency, which the IMF says is necessary to facilitate accountability and enhance public trust and support.
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Inconsistent Data Hindering Quantification of Climate Risks: FSB
July 23, 2020Multiple layers of uncertainty on the course of climate change give rise to a lack of consistent data and methodologies for translating potential outcomes into financial exposure estimates.
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The Role of Derivatives Markets in Sustainable Finance
July 17, 2020The derivatives market can contribute in the transition towards a low-carbon economy, due its ability to facilitate capital-raising via the hedging of risks related to sustainable investments.
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Sustainable Supply Chains and the Role Banks Play
July 15, 2020Incoming rules from the EU, UK, Singapore and Hong Kong highlight the need for banks to gain a better understanding of the third party and supply chain risks their customers face.
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BOE Sets Deadline for UK Firms to Embed Climate Risk
July 7, 2020By end-2021, financial firms will have to be able to demonstrate that their approaches to managing climate-related financial risk have been implemented and embedded in their organisations.
