February 5, 2025
Despite ongoing regulatory developments, the voluntary adoption of sustainability policies continues to dominate the landscape as only 42% of global ESG and sustainability policies are classed …
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January 31, 2025
Companies remain under scrutiny for their diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies, with two separate coalitions—both led by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton—targeting a group of financial …
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January 29th, 2025
The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IASSB) and the International Ethics Standards Board for Accountants (IESB) have published standards and guidance to strengthen sustainability reporting.
The integrated …
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January 28th, 2025
Shareholder engagement continues to drive and shape the corporate governance landscape as shareholders expect companies to be held accountable and address critical issues.
In 2025, the pressure on boards to …
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January 22nd, 2025
The Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has found that while companies have made efforts to comply with climate-related financial disclosures requirements, the quality of these disclosures varies significantly.
In a review …
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January 21st, 2025
Several finance leaders have joined as members of the Taskforce on Inequality and Social-related Financial Disclosures’ (TISFD’s) Steering Committee.
Senior executives from AXA, ING, CalPERs, Schneider Electric …
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January 15th, 2025
A Texas federal judge has ruled that American Airlines violated federal law by allowing ESG factors to influence its employee retirement plan, Reuters reports.
Judge …
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January 9th, 2025
Shein has faced backlash after MPs criticised the online fashion retailer for its lack of transparency regarding the origin of its cotton and raised concerns about potential …
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December 18th, 2024
Ceres’ latest scorecard revealed that while the 10 US financial regulators have taken hundreds of actions over the last 18 months to address the systematic financial …
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December 18th, 2024
California lawmakers have threatened the California Air Resources Board (CARB) in a letter concerning legislative oversight hearings.
California State Senators Scott Wiener and Henry Stern have warned the regulator with legislative oversight hearings …
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