UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has finalised rules that will mandate regulated, listed firms to publish diversity disclosures in their annual reports, starting from the financial accounts period beginning 1 April 2022.
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Following the Russian invasion of Ukraine, there have been reported sightings of Russian thermobaric rocket launchers.
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Financial institutions including banks and insurers will be required to publish climate disclosures aligned with the TCFD framework.
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Rio Tinto is under fire from investors following a lack of clarity about climate change risks, questionable audit committee performances, and reports of sexual harassment and bullying.
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German environment and human rights NGO Urgewald and the Russian environment NGO Ecodefense have called on foreign companies to halt their coal, oil and gas production in Russia
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The Netherlands is currently consulting on changes to its corporate governance code, including plans to better integrate ESG factors.
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UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched an ‘Expert Group’ to ensure businesses, investors and other non-state entities keep up the pace and fulfil their net-zero emissions pledges.
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The ISSB has launched a consultation on two proposed standards that will eventually form a “global baseline” of sustainability disclosures.
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The Platform on Sustainable Finance, an expert group of the European Commission, has proposed a significant expansion of the EU’s Taxonomy for sustainable finance.
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A total of 16 US and Canadian firms have adopted the CFA Institute’s DEI Code just a month after its launch.
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