ESG Archives

FCA launches open ESG committee

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates the UK’s financial services industry, has launched an advisory ESG committee open to external members.

Tesla overcomes activist investors at AGM

Tesla shareholders have broadly voted in line with board recommendations, rejecting proposals centred on the environment and business governance issues.

ECB and IMF tell ISSB to align company disclosures

The European Central Bank (ECB) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have called for a global standard setter to align climate disclosures across jurisdictions and make these more reliable for investors.

TCFD review flags quantitative gaps

The most common reporting gaps for climate-related disclosures are in quantitative elements of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, according to the UK’s Financial Conduct Authority (FCA).

DWP launches taskforce for social risks

DWP launches taskforce for social risks July 21, 2022 UK government taskforce to support the pensions industry around the social factors under ESG The UK has created a new minister-led taskforce to support the integration of social factors from ESG investing into pension scheme investments. The taskforce will support pension scheme trustees and the wider […]

Japan regulator publishes ESG code of conduct

Japan’s Financial Services Agency (FSA) has requested public comments on its newly released draft Code of Conduct for ESG Evaluations and Data Providers.

Gender Balance - A women and a man stand on balanced scales

Investors call for a gender perspective in new EU directive

Capturing a gender perspective in the directive would make a significant contribution to protecting women’s rights and advancing gender equality, according to BCAM

EU votes gas and nuclear into Taxonomy

The European Parliament has rejected a motion to oppose the inclusion of gas and nuclear energy generation as an environmentally sustainable economic activity.

ESMA pulls back from ESG legislation for rating agency methodology

ESMA identifies ESG rating shortcomings

The European securities markets watchdog has identified a lack of transparency around methodologies of ESG ratings and providers, as well as insufficient granularity of data.

Active ownership and why it matters

Minerva’s very own Paul Hewitt has been featured in the latest episode of a new podcast by Global Systematic Investors (GSI). Take a listen to Paul as he discusses Active Ownership for passive investors with journalist and investor advocate Robin Powell.