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Sustainability assurance: sailing a boat under construction
12 December 2024The cost of gaining assurance, data quality and the need for subjective judgments could limit the usefulness of sustainability assurance, Michael Hurley writes
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Hong Kong sets timeline for ISSB adoption
11 December 2024Hong Kong's government has launched a 'roadmap' for the adoption of International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)-aligned disclosure standards, with full adoption "no later than 2028" for all 'large publicly accountable entities'.
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'Now is not the time to take the easy path' on disclosure, Mary Schapiro tells EU
11 December 2024The EU has been advised not to take "the easy path" as it considers cutting the sustainability reporting requirements, by one of the architects of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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IOSCO urges ISSB-EU agreement on coherent sector-specific standards
10 December 2024Sector-specific sustainability disclosure standards currently being devised could undermine the 'global baseline' for reporting, the head of an influential global association of regulators said.
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SIFEM commits $20m to $500m Apis impact fund
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Trump picks critic of climate rule to lead SEC
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One-year delay to Deforestation Regulation agreed by EU Council, Parliament
04 December 2024The EU Deforestation Regulation will apply one year later than initially proposed, after agreement by the European Council and Parliament staved off proposals from right-wing politicians to water down the rules.
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Aviva fined by Luxembourg regulator over ESG failures
02 December 2024Aviva Investors Luxembourg has been fined €56,500 ($59,500) for failure to comply with disclosure laws in the country including not meeting its own sustainability-related exclusions policy, according to the Commission de Surveillance du Secteur Financier (CSSF).
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EU publishes answers to frequently asked questions on taxonomy
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Ninety One raises $260m for third Africa credit fund
29 November 2024