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Private equity climate risk exposure requires greater scrutiny, says PwC

News round-up: PRI, PwC, Vanguard, BNP Paribas, and more

UK CEOs increasing investment in sustainability and ESG

HSBC appoints group chief sustainability officer

HSBC has recruited PwC global climate change lead, Celine Herweijer, who will join the UK-based banking group as its chief sustainability officer in July.

Big four accountancy firms agree universal ESG disclosure framework

A set of 'universal' environmental, social and governance (ESG) assessment criteria has been published by the World Economic Forum (WEF) and the 'big four' accountancy firms.

BoE widens climate risk stress test to banks

The Bank of England (BoE) has outlined proposals to stress test banks and insurers on climate risk as part of its 2021 testing round.

IASB clarifies climate expectations as Big Four face investor scrutiny

The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has clarified its expectations on disclosure of climate-related risks, as it emerged that a group of investors had pressured the Big Four accounting firms to focus more on climate.

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EU green bond standard ‘likely to kill’ second party opinions

The proposed EU Green Bond Standard (EU GBS) “is likely to kill the second party opinion format as we know it”, according to French investment bank Natixis CIB.

Natural capital: investors face data black hole

Investors interested in assessing their dependencies on natural capital are staring into a "great big hole" when it comes to data.