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Ninety One launches sovereign biodiversity index
16 October 2024Ninety One has launched an index to assess national nature and biodiversity risk.
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Nature traceability systems needed to avoid 'reputational scrutiny'
16 October 2024Investment into nature traceability systems is needed to avoid scrutiny, Planet Tracker has said, as it calls on companies to opt for a high level of supply chain disclosure.
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UK needs to 'catch up' on sustainability assurance
15 October 2024Companies, investors and auditors have called for a UK regulatory framework for the assurance of sustainability reporting that is fully interoperable with international regulations.
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Canada to require private companies to make climate disclosures
10 October 2024Canada has pledged to introduce disclosure requirements for large private companies who are regulated at federal level, in a move it says will help investors understand the climate-related risks to which these companies are exposed.
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Decrease in financial sector greenwashing, finds RepRisk
09 October 2024The number of incidents of greenwashing in the banking and financial sectors decreased by 27% in 2024, amid increasing regulation in Europe and the ESG backlash in the US, research has shown
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Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures launched
09 October 2024The Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures (TISFD) has been launched, in a bid to tackle the backsliding of social development and growing risk of civil disobedience.
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Canadian regulator 'mindful' of reporting burden as it prepares for CSSB standards
09 October 2024Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) is "mindful of the regulatory burden" for its legion of smaller companies as it considers revising its climate disclosure rules.
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ICE launches transition risk assessment product for 'underserved' asset classes
08 October 2024ICE has launched a data product it says will provide transition risk assessments for "underserved segments" of fixed income including mortgage-backed securities and real estate, to support reporting of financed emissions and climate stress testing.
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Enable biodiversity credits with blockchain, says Global Canopy
07 October 2024Biodiversity credits should be created as a blockchain-enabled digital asset, rather than trying to retrofit, Global Canopy has said, despite challenges on linking to real world assets.
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ESG ratings regulation could cover transition plan assessment products, says FCA
04 October 2024The UK's planned regulation of ESG ratings providers could cover forward-looking ratings such as those in the burgeoning market for climate transition plan assessments, the FCA has suggested.