Biodiversity COP15 Website

COP15 biodiversity framework: what’s next?


January 04, 2023

Nearly 200 governments have entered into a landmark biodiversity agreement, but critics have argued this already requires reform.

One hundred and eighty-eight governments have signed the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF), which …

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SEC forms climate and ESG taskforce

US sustainable assets fall as SEC pushes ESG regulation

December 22, 2022


Sustainability-linked assets in the US have fallen from a high of $17.1tn in 2019 to $8.4tn at the beginning of 2022, a report from the US Forum for …

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UK gov repeals Green Taxonomy technical deadline

December 22, 2022


The UK government will not make any secondary legislation under the Taxonomy Regulations, with policymakers set to revoke their legal obligation to seal the climate segment of the upcoming rules …

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legal action

Anti-SLAPP action proposed by UK government


December 6th, 2022

Legislative reforms to tackle the increased use of strategic litigation against public participation (SLAPP) cases against journalists and watchdogs have been proposed by the UK government.

The new legislation will prevent …

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FCA Sustainability

FCA starts development of ESG rating providers’ code of conduct


November 24, 2022

A Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) taskforce has been formed to help regulate ESG data and ratings providers.

The working group will be co-chaired by M&G, Moody’s, London …

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ESMA pulls back from ESG legislation for rating agency methodology

Europe’s biggest regulators launch greenwashing study 


November 22, 2022

A major greenwashing study has been launched by three of Europe’s most powerful financial regulatory bodies. 

The study is currently built around a call for evidence aimed at gathering information …

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USCC. US Chamber of Commerce website

Lobbying giant calls for SEC disclosure on proxy rules error


November 11, 2022

America’s biggest business lobbying group is calling for answers on how a computer glitch affected a public consultation on rules regulating how proxy firms advise investors on …

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SEC forms climate and ESG taskforce

SEC enforces say on pay rules for proxy voting records


November 3, 2022

Wall Street’s top regulator, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), has confirmed new rules relating to how investment funds report their proxy votes.

In a move aimed …

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CEO pay ratio, executive, payouts

New rules introduced to stop incorrect executive payouts


October 28, 2022

New rules aimed at preventing executives from wrongly keeping payouts based on inaccurate financial statements have been introduced by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Securities exchanges will be …

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Tax Haven

Australia launches new strategy to tackle tax havens


October 28, 2022

Australia’s government has announced new transparency rules in a bid to crack down on companies shifting their profits to tax havens.

It will force multinational corporations to publicly disclose …

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