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Ceres launches investor-led initiative tackling food emissions
29 July 2021Sustainability non-profit Ceres has launched an investor initiative that demands 50 high-emitting food and agriculture companies reduce their greenhouse gas emissions to accelerate progress to a net zero global economy.
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SEC to consider mandatory ESG disclosures by end of 2021
29 July 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will consider a proposal this year to make ESG disclosures mandatory...
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SGX steps up Singapore's sustainability drive
28 July 2021Plans to require TCFD reporting and the launch of a nature-based carbon market are set to boost sustainable investing in Singapore, Herry Cho tells Michael Hurley
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IOSCO report suggests ways to mitigate 'risks' from ESG ratings [UPDATED]
26 July 2021Regulators may wish to focus more attention on the use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings, data products and providers, a draft report by the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has suggested.
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BlackRock launches its first ESG equity hedge fund
23 July 2021BlackRock has launched an environmental, social and governance (ESG)-focused long-short equities
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Bank of Japan climate change loan facility 'credit positive' for banks
22 July 2021The climate change loan facility to be extended to lenders by the Bank of Japan (BoJ) is "credit positive" for Japanese banks...
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Zurich switches $1bn to new ESG index
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UK regulator outlines ESG fund principles amid 'poor quality' applications
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Implied temperature rise disclosure could be gamed, CDP says
20 July 2021Corporations could manipulate their disclosure of the implied temperature rise associated with investments to make the data look better than the reality, the CDP has warned
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BOJ to fund climate projects in return for disclosures
16 July 2021The Bank of Japan (BOJ) has said it will help fund financial institutions' projects addressing climate change ...