SEC creates new senior climate change role

SEC fallout grows as row rages over amendments

A prominent SEC Commissioner has admitted that the US regulator needs to rethink parts of its proxy voting rule amendments.

Speaking at the Council of Institutional Investors’ 2020 conference this week, Commissioner …

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Pensions Climate Change PLSA

Pensions urged to up climate change activity

The trade group representing some 1,300 UK pension schemes, with £1 trillion of assets, has called on the industry to step up efforts of climate change.

Addressing members at the annual Pensions & …

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COVID19 Business Continuity

COVID19 Business Continuity

Monday 16 March 2020

With effect from noon today, 100% of Team Minerva colleagues are working remotely. We are liaising closely with the Financial Reporting Council to determine the impact of COVID19 on UK AGMs, as well …

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TCFD Climate Disclosures

UK Listing Rules push for TCFD compliance

ESG data quality will get a much-needed boost after the UK’s securities regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) published proposals for improved climate-related disclosures for UK listed companies. If adopted, all premium-listed commercial …

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EU Flags European Commission CSRD CSDDD

Have regulators been deceived on green benchmarks?

New European regulations on green benchmarks have been thrown into the spotlight this week, amid allegations they favour the interests of a handful of ESG data providers rather than supporting “genuine sustainability”.

The …

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UK pensions sector gets closer to adopting stronger ESG rules

Investors to fund firms: “No ESG, no money”

A group of major pension funds has written a no-ifs-and-buts letter to asset managers and companies warning that firms who fail to consider the impact of ESG risks are no longer “attractive”

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ESG factors emerging markets

Whilst, in broad terms, ESG factor disclosures by companies in Emerging Markets is not yet at the level of Developed Markets, it continues to improve, and indeed what we now think of as ESG factor considerations have been present in …

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Accountants bodies, signed urgent call to agree standards on climate change.

Accountants commit to improve corporate climate disclosure

A group of prominent accounting bodies, representing over 2.5 million accountants globally, have signed an “urgent” call to action pushing the profession to agree standards on climate change.

The 14 bodies and 13 …

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ESG-aligned remuneration

Business leaders agree ESG-aligned remuneration pledge

A new manifesto aiming to align executive pay to ESG-related criteria has been welcomed by company CEOs.

Gathering at the World Economic Forum’s (WEF) International Business Council meeting, held in Davos this week, the …

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Shareholder-focused capitalism beginning to fray

BoE’s Haldane: Shareholder-focused capitalism beginning to fray

The Bank of England’s chief economist has questioned the UK’s corporate governance model – suggesting it should be overhauled to focus not just on shareholders but wider society, too.

During a speech at …

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