FRC identifies TCFD disclosures as area of focus
December 14th, 2023
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) will include climate-related risks, including Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), as one of its key areas of supervisory focus for 2024/25 financial …
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SEC delays climate disclosure rules
December 12th, 2023
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has pushed the expected adoption of its final climate disclosure rules until April 2024.
The US regulator released its Fall 2023 Reg Flex Agenda, which …
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IFRS takes over monitoring climate-related disclosures from TCFD
December 8th, 2023
The International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS) will oversee companies’ climate-related disclosures following the disbanding of the Task Force for Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) …
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Report finds major banks are financing deforestation and biodiversity loss
December 7th, 2023
Banks have poured $307bn into high-risk forestry and agriculture companies linked to tropical deforestation since the Paris Agreement was signed, a report by the Forests & Finance …
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Asset managers are failing asset owners on stewardship
December 1st, 2023
The UK Asset Owner Stewardship Review has found considerable misalignment and misunderstanding on stewardship issues between asset owners and asset managers.
The review is based on findings from the …
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Starbucks: Proxy Contest 2023
November 30th, 2023
Starbucks Corporation is set to become the latest company to face a proxy contest after a coalition of labour unions nominated directors for election to its board due to concerns over the firm’s …
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Investors urge US companies to implement living wage
November 24th, 2023
A coalition of faith-based institutional investors has called on US companies in traditionally low-wage sectors, such as hospitality and retail, to start paying a living wage to workers …
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Minerva shareholder proposals annual review finds falling support for proposals
November 24th, 2023
2023 had the highest number of shareholder proposals, but support for proposals fell in each category other than governance, according to the latest Minerva Shareholder Proposals Annual …
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IIHC warns of chemical sector’s “new asbestos”
November 23rd, 2023
The Investor Initiative on Hazardous Chemicals (IIHC) has warned chemical companies to quit production of PFAS chemicals, calling them the “new asbestos” for the sector.
The group, which represents over …
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