Sustainable Investor
Regulation
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Draft ESG Ratings Regulation Could Heighten Investor Costs
January 8, 2024Committee’s plan to boost competition through mandatory selection providers with less than 15% market share for second rating branded “terrible idea”.
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Finance’s CSDDD Exclusion a “Missed Opportunity” on Human Rights
December 15, 2023Financial institutions will not be initially subject to EU due diligence directive despite benchmarks showing poor sector performance in addressing risks in supply chain.
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COP28 Clears Path to Integrity for VCMs
December 12, 2023Finalisation of Article 6.2, 6.4 of the Paris Agreement will realise the potential of carbon markets globally, but certainty delayed until COP29.
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Differing Perspectives on Climate “Will Be Respected” by Net Zero Policy Taskforce
December 5, 2023PRI will lead new taskforce focused on supporting dialogue between policymakers and non-state actors pursuing net zero-aligned strategies.
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Deforestation Laggards at Risk from EUDR “Teeth”
November 29, 2023Analyses of lacklustre efforts from industries comes as EU deforestation regulation is set to come into force.
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All Eyes on “Interplay” of VCM Standards, Article 6 at COP28
November 23, 2023Convergence increasingly likely as regulated and voluntary carbon markets develop standards to boost credibility and transparency.
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Government Delay of ARGA Leaves FRC Toothless
November 17, 2023The omission of promised audit and corporate governance reforms in the King’s Speech undermines attempts to restore investor and public trust.
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Oil Majors Could Pay Trillions in ‘Loss and Damage’
November 16, 2023New research on the environmental damage of the fossil fuel industry leaves “no doubt” that developed nations must financially assist climate-vulnerable countries.
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Inclusivity Key to Minimising AI’s Social Harms
November 8, 2023Experts underscore need for broad dialogue on regulation and governance, after developing countries largely left out of AI Safety Summit.
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Private Sector Must Play its Part on Nature – FCA’s Kedzierski
November 3, 2023UK regulator’s Head of ESG urges finance sector collaboration to tackle nature risks, leveraging climate experience in incorporating nature into decision-making processes.
