Governments around the world are being urged to mandate climate transition commitments by a coalition of asset managers representing $39trn in capital.
Read MoreESG investing has been met with hostility in the state of Texas, with Comptroller Glenn Hegar publishing blacklist of ESG funds.
Read MoreFRC publishes ESG data production framework September 2, 2022 Identifies three key elements of data production. A step-by-step ESG data production framework for boards of directors has been published by the Financial Reporting Council (FRC). The framework has been laid out in a report that has identified three key elements of ESG data production: motivation, […]
Read MoreUS asset manager Federated Hermes has come under criticism for its apparent association with the State Financial Officers Foundation (SFOF), a vocal anti-ESG group.
Read MoreThe Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates the UK’s financial services industry, has launched an advisory ESG committee open to external members.
Read MoreTesla shareholders have broadly voted in line with board recommendations, rejecting proposals centred on the environment and business governance issues.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreThe 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).
Read MoreDWP 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 […]
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