13 May, 2022
Deadline for comments on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors, now 17 June 2022.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the comment period for …
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May 13, 2022
To have targets approved by the SBTi, asset owners must include passive funds in carbon estimates.
The UN-backed Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has warned asset managers should prepare …
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May 6, 2022
The charges follow the deadly Brumadinho dam collapse in January 2019.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Brazilian mining company Vale S.A. with making “false and misleading” …
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May 6, 2022
The accusation comes after the regulator warns of a crackdown on misleading environmental ads.
The UK’s Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has accused HSBC of misleading customers in its adverts on the company’s green initiatives, according to a …
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April 29, 2022
2022 proxy voting season to get underway after 2021 saw some successes for activist investors.
A record number of climate-related shareholder votes are expected to be filed with major …
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April 22, 2022
The paper will provide financial institutions with net-zero solutions aligned with 1.5°C.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is publishing a new ‘Foundations’ paper that provides financial …
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April 15, 2022
Financial institutions will be required to publish climate disclosures aligned with the TCFD framework.
Canada is set to introduce mandatory climate disclosures for banks and insurance companies …
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April 08, 2022
UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched an ‘Expert Group’ to ensure businesses, investors and other non-state entities keep up the pace and fulfil their net-zero emissions …
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April 1, 2022
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has launched a consultation on its first two proposed standards that will eventually form a “global baseline” of sustainability disclosures.
Both …
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April 1, 2022
The Platform on Sustainable Finance, an expert group of the European Commission, has proposed a significant expansion of the EU’s Taxonomy for sustainable finance.
In a new report, the …
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