March 11, 2022
The US financial regulator is considering new rules for investment funds marketing themselves as environmental, social and governance (ESG) themed.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) chair Gary Gensler said …
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March 11, 2022
Pension funds and asset owners around the world are taking steps to reduce or divest their holdings in Russian securities.
In the US, the Washington State Investment Board, Missouri’s Public School and …
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March 4, 2022
The Pensions Regulator (TPR) has issued guidelines to UK schemes in response to the conflict in Ukraine, which has led to investment market volatility.
In a statement, published on its website …
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March 4, 2022
A report published by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has outlined the “dangerous and widespread disruption” caused by human-induced climate change and warned about the “consequences of …
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March 4th, 2022
A shareholder advocacy group has filed a resolution with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) regarding the bank’s use of sustainability-linked debt.
Investors for Paris Compliance (I4PC) filed the resolution…
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March 04, 2022
The Investor Alliance for Human Rights has cautioned that “significant gaps” remain in the European Commission’s (EC’s) proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence.
The Alliance said …
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Governance body flags issues with EC SME listing rules
February 25, 2022
The International Corporate Governance Network (ICGN) has raised concerns about the European Commission’s (EC) plan to improve access to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
The commission …
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February 25, 2022
UK pension funds will focus on climate change issues and corporate compliance with the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in the 2022 proxy voting season.
The Pensions …
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