Canada updates sustainable finance advisory council mandate

ESG,ESG Data,Policy

Mandate private market disclosures, says LSEG

Policymakers globally should introduce mandatory sustainability disclosure regimes that cover private…

ESG Data,Policy

UK's mandatory TCFD reporting 'likely to be seen as greenwashing'

ESG Data,Policy

PRI criticise ISSB disclosure materiality proposals

The UN Principle for Responsible Investment (PRI) has urged the International Sustainability Standards…

Investment,Policy

UK regulator extends climate and transition reporting rules

FCA has extended coverage of its climate-related disclosure rules for listed companies and added requirements…

ESG,ESG Data,Equity,Investment,Policy

UK pension regulator sets climate reporting penalties

The UK pension regulator has published details on the penalties associated with failing to report properly…

ESG,ESG Data,Policy

Australian regulator strengthens final climate financial risk guidance

APRA has published its final guidance for financial firms for managing financial risks of climate change,…

Asia Pacific,ESG,ESG Data,Policy

Global climate disclosure standards prototype gets COP26 launch

COP,ESG Data,Policy

IOSCO: Regulate asset manager climate disclosures to prevent 'greenwashing'

The International Organisation of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said supervision and enforcement of…

Investment,Policy

US financial regulators acknowledge climate action needed amid 'increasing threat'

US regulators have identified climate change as an "emerging and increasing threat" to US financial stability…

Investment,Policy,Stranded Assets

FTSE Russell publishes GHG targets framework to help TCFD forward-looking analysis

A framework for corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reductions targets has been published by FTSE…

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Brazil to require climate risk scenarios in stress tests from 2022

Debt,ESG,ESG Data,Investment,Policy

Switzerland plans to make climate disclosures obligatory

Large Swiss companies will have to disclose climate risk data, including their impact on the environment,…

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TCFD forward-looking proposals detrimental for asset owners, says TPI

The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) says its asset owner members are concerned at "significant gaps…

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News round-up: S&P, Barclays, EU taxonomy and more

Carbon,Debt,ESG,Equity,Investment,Policy

Central banks should explicitly back net-zero measures, says report

Central banks should explicitly align their policies with achieving a net zero carbon emission economy…

Carbon,Policy

$8trn investors back IIGCC 'Net Zero Investment Framework' launch

Carbon,Debt,ESG,Equity,Policy

Cautious optimism for TNFD despite challenges

After the success of the TCFD in driving focus on climate-related disclosures, the mood is upbeat that the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) can do the same for natural capital - despite awareness of the additional challenges it faces. Ahren Lester reports

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Physical climate risk disclosure initiatives still lacking, says WRI

Climate risk disclosure initiatives are still lacking in their coverage of several key physical risks,…

Investment,Policy,Stranded Assets

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…

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