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Investors urged to join sovereign climate performance assessment project

Investors have been urged to get involved in a project to develop an assessment framework for the carbon performance of sovereigns, currently backed by groups including the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) and Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

US climate risk disclosure bill reintroduced

BlackRock, Vanguard among 43 new Net Zero Asset Managers Initiative members

TCFD 'implied temperature rise' metric gets Net Zero Asset Owner Alliance backing

An alliance of investors with more than $5 trillion in combined assets under management has told the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) secretariat that it 'fully supports' development of a measure of the 'implied temperature rise' of assets.

Pension consultant climate competency framework published

How Biden could boost ESG in the US

Donald Trump has left significant ESG policy holes to repair in the US for the administration of Joe Biden, reports Ahren Lester

EU asks expert group to clarify transition activities in Taxonomy

Final EU Taxonomy criteria delayed after draft proposals response

The publication of the final technical screening criteria (TSC) for the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities have been delayed as the European Commission wades through the more than 46,000 responses to the consultation on the draft criteria.

'Double materiality' splits market in IFRS sustainability standards consultation

Impact: Six areas to watch in 2021

A legal framework for impact, harmonisation of reporting frameworks and the rise of impact indexes could shape 2021, writes Michael Hurley