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Philips Pensioenfonds ditches Facebook in new SDG index
21 December 2021Philips Pensioenfonds has excluded 8% of assets and at least 200 companies, including Facebook and ExxonMobil in its new iSTOXX PPF Responsible SDG Index.
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UK regulator extends climate and transition reporting rules
20 December 2021FCA has extended coverage of its climate-related disclosure rules for listed companies and added requirements around transition plans for those firms as well as asset managers and life insurers.
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MSCI: ESG ratings are 'not about corporate goodness'
17 December 2021Some people "misconstrue" the "true purpose" of MSCI's environmental, societal and governance (ESG) ratings as being a general measure of corporate...
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UK pension regulator sets climate reporting penalties
17 December 2021The UK pension regulator has published details on the penalties associated with failing to report properly on climate-related risks,...
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Singapore mandates TCFD disclosures from 2023
16 December 2021The Singapore Exchange (SGX) will make disclosures based on recommendations of the TCFD
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NIB promotes sustainability-linked loan 'ambition' amid lending ramp-up
16 December 2021The Nordic Investment Bank (NIB) said it intends to "promote ambition" in the fast-growing sustainability-linked loan market through its own lending activities,...
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Ex-Danone CEO Faber appointed chair of ISSB
16 December 2021Emmanuel Faber has been appointed chair of the recently formed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).
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SEC commissioner: Net-zero strategies a rabbit hole
15 December 2021The ways that companies will achieve their "rabbit hole" net-zero pledges and the metrics used to disclose progress towards the goals are unclear, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner has said
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ELFA, LMA outline sustainability-linked leveraged loan 'best practice'
10 December 2021'Best practice' guidance has been issued for completing the terms of sustainability-linked leveraged loans, including advice for transactions...
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NY fund invests $2bn in FTSE TPI climate index
10 December 2021The New York State Common Retirement Fund will invest $2 billion in a FTSE Russell and Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) index focused on the transition to a low-carbon economy.