A US law requiring the disclosure of links to potential forced labour could pose more supply chain issues to listed companies as investor scrutiny increases on social issues.
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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).
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ESG ratings are still in the early stages of development in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report from the OECD.
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Canada’s consultation on its new sustainability standards board has extended its deadline until March, 2022.
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The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation has begun searching for board members of its sustainability standards body.
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Environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues are increasingly at the forefront of debate in the Australian market and 2021’s AGM season proved no exception.
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The Australian government has introduced a new regulation to reform proxy voting advice services.
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The European Commission is in talks to classify nuclear energy and gas as green investments in its new sustainable taxonomy.
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Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has urged his finance and environment ministers to enforce climate-related financial disclosures.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published a set of final rules requiring investment managers, pension funds, life insurers and publicly listed companies to provide disclosures aligned to the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).
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