January 28, 2022
As more pension schemes have embraced low cost index investment in recent years, many pension scheme trustees have been calling for asset managers to find a way of ensuring their …
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January 28, 2022
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.
The Uyghur …
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January 28, 2022
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).
The TNFD is developing a …
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January 21, 2022
ESG ratings are still in the early stages of development in the Asia Pacific region, according to a report from the OECD.
The Trends in ESG Investing and Quality …
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January 21, 2022
Canada’s consultation on its new sustainability standards board has extended its deadline until March, 2022. Last November Canada became the latest country to pursue its own sustainability reporting standards after it announced …
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January 14, 2022
The International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation has begun its formal search for board members to sit on its new sustainability standards body.
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) …
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January 7, 2022
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. With Australian shareholders continuing to …
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January 7, 2022
The Australian government has introduced a new regulation to reform proxy voting advice services.
The reforms extend the country’s financial services licensing regime to cover a broader range of proxy adviser …
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January 07, 2022
The European Commission is in talks to classify nuclear energy and gas as green investments in its new sustainable taxonomy.
The decision has caused consternation among member states, particularly in …
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December 24, 2021
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has written to his finance and environment cabinet ministers urging them to push for mandatory climate-related financial disclosures.
The PM outlined a …
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