March 4th, 2022
A shareholder advocacy group has filed a resolution with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) regarding the bank’s use of sustainability-linked debt.
Investors for Paris Compliance (I4PC) filed the resolution…
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March 04, 2022
The Investor Alliance for Human Rights has cautioned that “significant gaps” remain in the European Commission’s (EC’s) proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence.
The Alliance said …
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February 18, 2022
The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has created a framework for assessing corporate decarbonisation progress across the 10 highest emitting economic sectors.
The asset owner-led organisation’s report translates International …
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February 18, 2022
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) is to address usability concerns over the EU Taxonomy for sustainable activities. Its new report highlighted the difficulty in sourcing or estimating the required …
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February 11, 2022
The letter comes after a delay in the publication of the EU Commission’s proposed legislation.
The EU Commission should extend its planned rules on human rights and environmental …
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January 4, 2022
The California Senate has passed the Climate Corporate Accountability Act, a new bill that requires companies doing business in the state to disclose greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.
California has become the …
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January 28, 2022
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has added 13 new “knowledge partners” including the CDP, Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI).
The TNFD is developing a …
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January 21, 2022
ESG ratings are still in the early stages of development in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report from the OECD.
The Trends in ESG Investing and Quality …
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January 21, 2022
Canada’s consultation on its new sustainability standards board has extended its deadline until March, 2022. Last November Canada became the latest country to pursue its own sustainability reporting standards after it announced …
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January 14, 2022
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation has begun its formal search for board members to sit on its new sustainability standards body.
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) …
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