16 September, 2022
Governments around the world are being urged to mandate climate transition commitments by a coalition of asset managers representing $39trn in capital.
Coordinated by the Investor Agenda, the call to …
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September 9, 2022
Ahead of new regulation in October to encourage ‘greener pensions’.
Newly elected UK Prime Minister and Conservative Party leader Liz Truss has appointed a new secretary of state …
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August 25, 2022
US asset manager Federated Hermes has come under criticism for its apparent association with the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF), a vocal anti-ESG group.
The SFOF is a Republican group, …
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August 26, 2022
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman has revealed its ESG unit is the fastest growing part of the business, despite the stock exchange’s lobbying efforts against pro-ESG laws from the SEC. …
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26 August, 2022
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates the UK’s financial services industry, has launched an advisory ESG committee open to external members.
The committee will work with the FCA board to address …
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August 25, 2022
The EU’s top financial services regulator, the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), has endorsed the introduction of an ESG benchmark applicable beyond the bloc.
In a public response to the …
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August 11, 2022
Move follows ISSB sustainability disclosure standards consultation
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have called for a global standard setter to align climate …
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August 11, 2022
Several reporting gaps were revealed in a recent review by the UK’s FCA and FRC
The most common reporting gaps for climate-related disclosures are in quantitative elements of the Task Force …
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July 29, 2022
The UK’s DWP aims to create clearer funding standards while supporting trustees and employers in planning their scheme funding over the long term
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) …
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July 21, 2022
UK government taskforce to support the pensions industry around the social factors under ESG
The UK has created a new minister-led taskforce to support the integration of social factors from ESG …
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