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TCFD-based guidance targets overhaul of 'opaque' portfolio alignment models
14 October 2021Best practice guidance for the financial sector to assess future alignment of investment and lending with the goals of the Paris Agreement
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FTSE Russell publishes GHG targets framework to help TCFD forward-looking analysis
12 October 2021A framework for corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions targets has been published by FTSE Russell
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Cultural diversity on boards barely shifted since 2016, says Refinitiv
12 October 2021The global average level of cultural diversity on boards has barely shifted since 2016, according to new diversity and inclusion data from Refinitiv.
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Willis Towers Watson hopes $1bn will track new climate transition index
11 October 2021Willis Towers Watson and Qontigo have launched an index that quantifies the impact of transitioning to a low-carbon economy
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Supply chain data needed to tackle nature-related risks
11 October 2021More reliable data surrounding company supply chains is needed for financiers to analyse financial portfolio exposure to nature-related risks
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ESG data and ratings face regulatory ramp-up
08 October 2021Regulators are bearing down on the ESG data industry, Environmental Finance's The Future of ESG Data conference heard. Peter Cripps reports
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$2.7trn BlackRock proxy voting move 'game-changing' for industry
08 October 2021BlackRock will offer institutional clients expanded proxy voting options across its index business in the "first step" from the asset manager...
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ESG ratings 'opaque' for investors, says PRI's Fabian
07 October 2021ESG ratings are "routinely derived from internal modelling, which is often opaque to investors," Nathan Fabian, chief responsible investment officer at the Principles for Responsible Investment, has said.
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ESG 'ratings' term does a disservice to the industry, says FactSet
07 October 2021The terminology used to describe ESG ratings could harm the industry producing them...
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Just transition, inequality, and diversity are 'next hot topics for ESG data'
07 October 2021Improved data on diversity and inclusion has come to the "forefront of investors' demands"...