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UK Stewardship Reports Fall Short of FRC Expectations
December 2, 2021Institutional investors must prove effectiveness of engagement over divestment and restore public’s faith, says UKSIF CEO.
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HK SFC Targets Adoption of Global ESG Standards
December 2, 2021SFC currently evaluating ESG disclosures “much more closely” and looking for more ways to reduce opportunities for greenwashing.
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‘Cows the New Coal’ as Firms Fail to Track Methane
December 1, 2021FAIRR Protein Index reveals huge gaps in efforts by the world’s major food producers to combat emissions and waste products.
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SFDR Level 2 Delayed Yet Again
December 1, 2021Complexity of combining SFDR and Taxonomy-specific RTSs pushes implementation date back to 2023.
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CDP Framework for SMEs Aims to Ensure Net Zero Trajectory
November 29, 2021To comply with incoming regulations and requests from larger customers, SMEs need more tools and guidance.
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EU Due Diligence Initiative Back in Focus After Delays
November 29, 2021Much-postponed proposal now expected in December, following the unveiling of EU deforestation supply chain due diligence measures.
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Japan FSA Calls for Sharper Focus on ‘Transition’ Concept
November 29, 2021FSA’s Satoshi Ikeda says corporate disclosures need to capture genuine progressive efforts towards achieving carbon net zero, not just point-in-time snapshots. Good coordination between the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) and the IFRS Foundation is a necessity for the adoption...
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Blended Solutions can Fill US$1 Trillion Climate Finance Gap – NZAOA
November 29, 2021Scalability critical to flow of private finance to less developed countries to support energy transition, following lack of progress at COP26.
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This Week’s People Moves: Morriesen Replaces Sadan at LGIM
November 26, 2021ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including LGIM, Newton, Credit Suisse, Global Returns Project, TNFD and Plia Systems.
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This Week’s Fund News: BNPP AM Broadens Range with Social Bond Fund
November 26, 2021ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of news about funds designed to meet sustainable investing criteria, including BNPP AM, BlueBay AM, Credit Suisse, JP MAM, AXA IM, UOBAM, SGX and Borderless Capital.
