Author Archives: Liz Pfeuti

EM alliance unveils green bond standards

Guidelines are expected to provide help corporates and governments in developing economies design and implement green bonds.


August 20, 2021

A group of emerging markets investors have put forward new guidelines for issuers of …

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DoL, Department of Labor

DoL proposes fresh ESG regulation

The proposal is expected to reconfigure restrictions on climate-based investing incurred by pension fund investors


August 20, 2021

The US Department of Labor (DoL) has proposed changes to a controversial rule brought in last year …

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Human Rights

Top investors to collaborate on human rights


August 12, 2021

Top international investment organisations are in talks to launch a new collaboration to promote human rights in the corporate world, according to Responsible Investor.

In a report published this …

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Board Gender Diversity in Europe

UK asset owners join forces for diversity push


August 13, 2021

Some of the UK’s largest pension investors have collaborated to establish a formal, repeatable diversity assessment and improvement process.

The Asset Owner Diversity Charter was announced at the end …

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Nasdaq proposes diversity disclosure for listed companies

Nasdaq’s diversity disclosure rules approved by SEC


August 13, 2021

US regulator the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has given the green light to Nasdaq to introduce rules aimed at improving the diversity disclosures of listed companies.

Nasdaq first filed …

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Climate, sector

Investor group launches sector-based net-zero strategy


August 6, 2021

Climate Action 100+ this week launched plans for sector-by-sector decarbonisation starting with the steel industry, which is responsible for around 9% of total global emissions.

The ‘Global Sector Strategies’ …

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Biodiversity, EU Taxonomy

EU seeks to expand green taxonomy beyond climate


August 6, 2021

European Union officials working on the bloc’s proposed green taxonomy have put forward plans to expand it beyond climate change.

Two documents, published earlier this week, have proposed extending …

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Reports showing graphs

IIGCC calls for accountability on corporate net-zero plans


August 6, 2021

The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has called for new corporate governance measures to allow shareholders to hold companies to account in achieving their net-zero plans.

The …

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PRI warns CEO

PRI signatories outperform non-signatories, report shows

CEM Benchmarking research reveals higher returns and lower costs for signatories


July 30, 2021

Asset owners that have signed up to the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) experienced better performance and lower costs than …

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Data, Sustainability risks internal audit

IOSCO considers rulebook for ESG data providers


July 30, 2021

Providers of data and ratings for environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors could come under an explicit international regulatory framework to ensure consistency, according to a new report from the …

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