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IIGCC to tackle engagement outcomes, systems stewardship in new toolkit

A framework to help investors define the intentions and outcomes of engagement is being devised by the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC), as the industry accelerates work to standardise stewardship reporting.

Just transition: Sustainable bond guidance to unlock 'immense promise'

An initiative has been launched to develop "practical" guidance to integrate 'just transition' considerations into sustainable bond markets, amid fears the theme has been "lost in translation" within allocation and impact reporting.

IIGCC guidance to address asset owners' 'unique' stewardship challenges

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has issued new guidance on how asset owners can strengthen stewardship through their external managers.

Singapore key testing ground for ISO transition plan rules, Fidelity says

Transition planning expectations set by Singapore's financial regulator will be a key test of the world-first international transition plan standard, according to Fidelity International.

Exemption for asset managers in ESRS 'creates a reporting vacuum'

The EU risks creating a "reporting vacuum" that undermines investors' data needs if it proceeds with a proposal to exempt asset managers' reporting under the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), observers warned.

Concerns raised that draft ESRS leave investors short of data

Concerns remain that the latest draft of EU sustainability reporting standards could leave investors short of key information, according to initial analysis of the proposed text.

IIGCC backs call to recognise sovereign bonds in SFDR overhaul

Investors are "concerned that the limited scope for investment in sovereigns" under EU regulatory proposals could "significantly restrict the investable universe for many funds", the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has said.

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Investor groups pressure regulators to tackle climate gaps in financial accounts

Investor groups have written to regulators in the UK, EU, Australia and Canada urging them to take tougher action to plug climate-related gaps in financial accounts.

Climate-related gaps in financial statements persist, investors warn

Widespread failure by companies to provide adequate transparency on the financial impacts of climate change persists, despite standards and regulations increasingly pushing for greater detail, according to a group of investors.