January 28, 2022
As more pension schemes have embraced low cost index investment in recent years, many pension scheme trustees have been calling for asset managers to find a way of ensuring their …
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January 28, 2022
A US law requiring the disclosure of links to potential forced labour could pose more supply chain issues to listed companies as investor scrutiny increases on social issues.
The Uyghur …
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January 28, 2022
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has added 13 new “knowledge partners” including the CDP, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
The TNFD is developing a …
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January 21, 2022
Paul Myners, Lord Myners, known as one of the busiest men in the City, had a fundamental impact on the world of British business and finance.
Coming from humble …
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January 21, 2022
ESG ratings are still in the early stages of development in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report from the OECD.
The Trends in ESG Investing and Quality …
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January 21, 2022
Canada’s consultation on its new sustainability standards board has extended its deadline until March, 2022. Last November Canada became the latest country to pursue its own sustainability reporting standards after it announced …
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January 14, 2022
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation has begun its formal search for board members to sit on its new sustainability standards body.
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) …
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January 14, 2022
Nearly three-quarters of financial companies do not have a deforestation commitment for all relevant commodities in their supply chains, according to a new report from non-profit organisation Global Canopy.
The international …
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January 14, 2021
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) has warned against gas being included in the EU’s sustainable finance taxonomy, claiming the move by the bloc is incompatible with its commitment …
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January 7, 2022
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly at the forefront of debate in the Australian market and 2021’s AGM season proved no exception. With Australian shareholders continuing to …
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