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FCA warns many firms not meeting SDR standards

November 17th, 2023


The UK Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) found many firms must improve their disclosures to meet the Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).

The FCA published its review on how Authorised Fund …

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Minerva 2023 Proxy Review finds high uncertainty 

November 15th, 2023


The Minerva 2023 Proxy Review will be published later this month highlighting the impact of the uncertain geopolitical climate has had on investor voting this year.

The review offers …

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climate change

TPI publishes ASCOR framework 

November 14th, 2023


The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has released its Assessing Sovereign Climate-related Opportunities and Risks (ASCOR) framework, which assesses countries on climate change.

The free, publicly available and independent tool evaluates how countries are …

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FRC

FRC scraps ESG policies as audit reforms left out of government agenda

November 8th, 2023


The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will drop several proposals related to ESG set out in its UK Corporate Governance Code after it was dropped from …

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TCFD Climate Disclosures

Only 4% of companies disclosing in line with full TCFD 

October 26th, 2023


Just 4% of companies are reporting in line with all 11 of the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, according to its latest status report.…

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nature risks

A4S releases guide for managing nature risks 

October 25th, 2023


Accounting for Sustainability (A4S) has published its recommendations for pension fund chairs and trustees to handle nature-related risks and opportunities.

The organisation has released a guide with five top …

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biodiversity

FfB publishes guide on biodiversity 

October 19th, 2023


The Finance for Biodiversity Foundation (FfB) has released recommendations for financial institutions on managing biodiversity and the climate nexus, the interaction between biodiversity and climate change.

The Unlocking the biodiversity-climate nexus

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scope 3

California’s new disclosure rules could give cover to SEC 

October 13th, 2023


California’s governor has passed new legislation requiring corporations to disclose their scope 3 carbon emissions ahead of new disclosure rules from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).…

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human rights

ShareAction calls for ISSB to prioritise human rights reporting 

September 1st, 2023


Investor coalition ShareAction has written to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to design international reporting standards for human and worker rights.

ShareAction, which represents investors managing …

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investment analysis

ICE calls for avoided emissions to be adopted into investment analysis 

August 25th, 2023


Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) is pressing for avoided emissions to be included in mainstream investment analysis after developing a new framework with Ecofin Advisors to address …

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