12 November, 2021
The UK government has set a plan to become a leading global “net zero-aligned financial centre”, with aims to establish rules and financing for ambitious climate-related projects.
Chancellor Rishi Sunak …
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12 November, 2021
Financial institutions and world leaders pledged to curb deforestation as part of wider efforts to reduce carbon emissions and combat climate change announced at the COP26 conference …
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11 November, 2021
A ruling by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) could make it easier for investors to express views on environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues through proxy votes.
The …
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November 5, 2021
Investors are to begin voting against the reappointment of auditors that do not challenge companies on the impact of decarbonisation on their accounts.
A group of 24 …
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More reporting standards consolidation – but is it a good move?
November 11, 2021
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation has this week announced further consolidation plans between global sustainability reporting standard setters.
On 3 November, the foundation announced …
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November 5, 2021
This week at COP 26 saw a flurry of landmark achievements for greening the finance sector. The UK has delivered on its promise to make finance one of the core …
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October 19, 2021
The UK government has announced plans to make climate reporting a legal requirement for more than 1,300 publicly traded companies ahead of COP 26.
The government announced last week that …
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October 29, 2021
Investors with more than $52 trillion in assets under management have signed a statement to governments calling for urgent measures to end fossil fuel subsidies, phase out thermal coal-based …
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The Global Principles for Sustainable Securities Lending (Global PSSL) Founder and CEO, Radek Stech, calls on asset owners to consider the impact of their securities lending practices and introduces what it means …
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AstraZeneca joins the growing number of companies to have emissions targets certified
The Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi) has launched a corporate standard for assessing and achieving net-zero carbon emissions.
The …
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