May 10, 2023
An investor coalition overseeing $10trn in assets has called for urgent action from the consumer goods and grocery retail sector to address the plastic crisis.
In a joint statement, 185 …
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May 5, 2023
BP is under pressure to align its Scope 3 emission reduction plans with the Paris Climate Agreement after investors backed a shareholder resolution at its AGM.
At the meeting late …
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Proposed legislation will hold financial services firms based in or operating in the EU accountable for human rights and environmental violations in their value chain.
The latest draft of the European Commission’s …
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April 15, 2023
Follow This has urged shareholders to support its proposal to align BP’s climate policy with the Paris Agreement after the oil giant lowered targets earlier this year.
Ahead of BP’s annual …
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April 13, 2023
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) requires further guidance, according to results from pilot testing of the beta framework.
The UNEP FI-led pilot found that the current version of the …
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April 13, 2023
A coalition of more than 300 investors and companies has urged US policymakers to protect their freedom to invest responsibly.
The ‘Freedom to Invest’ coalition produced a statement arguing …
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April 12, 2023
The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has postponed the introduction of rules aimed at eradicating greenwashing across the UK’s asset management sector.
The UK regulator has delayed the implementation date for sustainability disclosure …
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March 28, 2023
The International Accounting Standards Board (IASB) has begun evaluating how companies can improve their climate-related risk reporting.
The new project, launched under the purview of the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation (IFRS), …
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March 24, 2023
The European Commission has proposed new rules on companies’ environmental claims – but some campaigners say they don’t go far enough.
Companies will be required to obtain independent verification of any environmental claims linked to their products, …
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