The corporate audit regime in the UK has long been criticised by some in the industry for lax standards and poor oversight.
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The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has published plans for climate-related disclosure rules for listed companies.
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As COP26 comes to a close, Minerva reports from Glasgow on the biggest takeaway for asset owners and asset managers.
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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.
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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 in Glasgow.
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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 goals of this year’s climate conference, with back-to-back announcements by governments and regulators indicating a major win for responsible investors. This follows the series of policy announcements impacting the financial services sector in the run-up to COP, such as those unveiled in the UK’s ‘green finance roadmap.’
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The UK government has announced plans to make TCFD-aligned climate reporting a legal requirement for more than 1,300 publicly traded companies.
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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 electricity, and mandate climate risk disclosures.
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The Global PSSL Founder and CEO, Radek Stech, calls on asset owners to consider the impact of their securities lending practices
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Science Based Targets Initiative launches net-zero standard for corporates 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 standard is the first of its kind, according to SBTi, which helps businesses to set […]
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