Global warming and climate change

FRC identifies TCFD disclosures as area of focus

December 14th, 2023


The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will include climate-related risks, including Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), as one of its key areas of supervisory focus for 2024/25 financial …

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Former BP boss to lose £32m after “serious misconduct”

December 15th, 2023


Ex-BP CEO Bernard Looney will forfeit £32 million after he was found to have committed “serious misconduct” by the board.

BP’s board concluded that Looney provided inaccurate and …

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Climate change

SEC delays climate disclosure rules 

December 12th, 2023


The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed the expected adoption of its final climate disclosure rules until April 2024.

The US regulator released its Fall 2023 Reg Flex Agenda, which …

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TCFD Climate Disclosures

IFRS takes over monitoring climate-related disclosures from TCFD

December 8th, 2023


The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS) will oversee companies’ climate-related disclosures following the disbanding of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

The Financial Stability Board (FSB) …

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Deforestation

Report finds major banks are financing deforestation and biodiversity loss 

December 7th, 2023


Banks have poured $307bn into high-risk forestry and agriculture companies linked to tropical deforestation since the Paris Agreement was signed, a report by the Forests & Finance …

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GRI and EFRAG partner for interoperability index 

December 6th, 2023


The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) have partnered to launch the GRI-ESRS Interoperability Index, which gives guidance on how to align both …

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failing

Asset managers are failing asset owners on stewardship 

December 1st, 2023


The UK Asset Owner Stewardship Review has found considerable misalignment and misunderstanding on stewardship issues between asset owners and asset managers.

The review is based on findings from the …

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Voting rights

ICEV warns dual-class shares will harm investor interests

December 1st, 2023


A report by the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV) on unequal voting rights has urged companies with dual-class share structures to switch to single-class to equalise investor voting …

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Starbucks

Starbucks: Proxy Contest 2023

November 30th, 2023


Starbucks Corporation is set to become the latest company to face a proxy contest after a coalition of labour unions nominated directors for election to its board due to concerns over the firm’s …

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FCA confirms final SDR and labelling guide

November 29th, 2023


The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has revealed its final Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment label regime, including a new ‘mixed goal’ label.

The final statement outlines the new labelling …

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