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'Gap set to close' in investor focus on methane of waste firms
11 January 2022Stakeholders in waste management firms give them only a small amount of attention despite their significant contribution to methane emissions, US data provider FactSet has said.
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ISSB launches search for 11 members
11 January 2022The IFRS Foundation Trustees say they have begun a search for 'up to' 11 members of a group that will devise globally applicable minimum sustainability reporting standards.
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CA100+ net-zero benchmark is 'too complicated'
10 January 2022The Net-Zero Company Benchmark developed by Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) has potential to become an "essential tool" for investors, according to a climate finance campaigner, but currently suffers from being too complicated and lacking detailed requirements around current proof of alignment.
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S&P acquires climate risk data provider
04 January 2022S&P Global has bought The Climate Service, which analyses physical climate risk for corporates, investors and governments.
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Canada confirms mandatory climate disclosures
22 December 2021Canada has confirmed climate-related disclosures and net-zero plans will be mandatory for financial institutions and pension funds.
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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