July 9, 2021
The UK’s pensions watchdog has launched an eight-week consultation to assist trustees in meeting stricter sustainability and governance measures.
Under the proposed rulings, the Pensions Regulator (TPR) will penalise …
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July 1, 2021
The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) says more efforts are needed to curb greenwashing in the asset management industry and has called for feedback on planned recommendations surrounding sustainability-related regulatory and …
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July 2, 2021
Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) shareholders have defeated a proposal to better align the business with global climate change targets, but the 23% …
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June 25, 2021
Leading global tech groups are resisting plans to include ESG disclosures in financial statements to US regulators.
Tech giants including Microsoft, Alphabet, Amazon, and Facebook have written to the …
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June 25, 2021
Japan’s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Agency (FSA), should introduce a new code of conduct for ESG data providers and build a platform to monitor ESG-related bonds, according to an …
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June 25, 2021
The Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) has attracted record support for its 2021 campaign for corporate environmental reporting.
The non-profit group said this week that 168 investors and financial institutions …
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June 18, 2021
A new report written by the United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) and CDP ahead of the Group of 7 (G7) and the UNGC leaders summit has found that the …
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June 11, 2021
In the wake of major events affecting oil companies in recent weeks, we look at the market reaction and the longer-term implications.
It has been a …
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The UK’s Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has set out plans for reporting requirements and climate risk assessment for pension schemes. This comes as the TCFD launches its own consultation to determine the future of its reporting standards.
In …
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