Sustainable Investor
Regulation
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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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ICYMI, The Talking is Over
November 26, 2021Ready? Willing? Able? Asset owners have their work cut out aligning portfolios to COP26’s new realities
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Alignment of Taxonomies “Critical” for Improving ESG Data
November 25, 2021Inclusion of gas and nuclear energy in green taxonomies dividing opinion on the global stage.
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Heeding Red Flags to Halt Deforestation
November 24, 2021Due diligence gaps across the food and agriculture supply chains must be closed to support COP26 deforestation pledge.
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Grocer’s Plastics Breach Highlights EU Firms’ Disclosure Risks
November 24, 2021Legal challenges by campaigners to pressure for change on ESG matters becoming more common.
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IOSCO Issues Final Report on Regulating ESG Ratings and Data
November 24, 2021Includes recommendation for regulators to ask ESG ratings and data providers for more transparent methodologies.
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NZ Issues Guidance on Mandatory Climate Disclosure Regime
November 23, 2021In-scope financial institutions and listed companies will have to file their first climate statements from July 2024.
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ESG Metrics Should be Factored into Executive Pay – IA
November 22, 2021UK firms encouraged to tie senior staff remuneration to management of ESG risks and opportunities.
