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Foresight aims for engagement benefit from proprietary ESG data platform
17 August 2023Foresight says its recently launched sustainability reporting database will bolster its investment decision-making and engagement. Genevieve Redgrave reports
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Assurance on sustainability disclosures: A Q&A with IAASB
10 August 2023Standards for sustainability assurance will boost investor and regulator confidence in sustainability disclosures, IAASB says. Michael Hurley reports
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Surprise as S&P drop ESG scores from credit ratings
09 August 2023The retreat from ESG scoring from the credit rating agency has flagged concerns around ESG transparency and the impact of anti-ESG sentiment, Ahren Lester writes
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Prepare to report on climate - even companies in the US
07 August 2023Despite the politicization of ESG, US companies will not be exempt from the global momentum towards mandatory disclosure, write Jake Rascoff and Randi Mail
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A first stab: French institutions try to calculate their biodiversity footprints
03 August 2023As French financial institutions for the first time estimate the scale of their impacts on nature, the numbers look bleak - but not comparable. Thomas Cox writes
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The ISSB - a new global standard?
26 July 2023The ISSB standards create a common language and globally consistent baseline for disclosing climate-related risks and opportunities, writes William Yonge
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Understanding divergences of ESG Risk Ratings
18 July 2023ESG risks impact companies differently across sectors, countries, and market cap sizes, writes Ouaile El Fetouhi
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Mirova: EU Green Bond Standard weak on impact reporting rules
12 July 2023Felipe Gordillo says the EU should have gone further on impact reporting requirements in its landmark green bond regulation. Ahren Lester reports
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The great ESG data free-for-all
10 July 2023The business model of commercial data providers faces disruption in coming years amid the launch of free data platforms, writes Michael Hurley
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Boom time for nature data
07 July 2023Demand for biodiversity and nature data is booming, ahead of an eagerly-awaited reporting framework planned for September. Peter Cripps and Thomas Cox explore some of the developments