greenwashing

European Regulators Call for Stricter Supervision to Combat Greenwashing

June 5, 2024


The EU’s three primary financial services regulators have called for improved supervision and market practice to enhance the integrity of sustainability-related claims in the financial sector.

The European …

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FCA

FCA launches open ESG committee 


26 August, 2022

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), which regulates the UK’s financial services industry, has launched an advisory ESG committee open to external members. 

The committee will work with the FCA board to address …

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Regulators warn Covid-19 could delay UK company reporting

Impact of lockdowns could hold up verification of financial accounts

Regulators are warning that reporting of annual results for listed companies could be delayed because of the coronavirus pandemic.

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) and the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) …

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A report by the Asset Management Working Group of the United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative links the integration of ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues into investment processes with legal responsibilities of fiduciaries (including pension trustees, asset managers …

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Angry shareholder groups are calling on regulators to overhaul rules that mean UK companies can provide dramatically different information to investors in the U.S. and here.

Sarah Wilson, chief executive of respected shareholder advisory group Manifest, described it as …

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Manifest’s campaign to ensure shareholders at Irish companies have the opportunity to cast an advisory vote on the remuneration report gathered momentum over the weekend, with a full page article in the Irish edition of The Sunday Times.  Last month …

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