Shareholder activism

Activist investors pressure oil majors for emissions reductions


April 29, 2022

2022 proxy voting season to get underway after 2021 saw some successes for activist investors.

A record number of climate-related shareholder votes are expected to be filed with major …

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Carbon emissions, net-zero

SBTi launches ‘Foundations’ paper to help FIs meet net-zero targets


April 22, 2022

The paper will provide financial institutions with net-zero solutions aligned with 1.5°C.

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is publishing a new ‘Foundations’ paper that provides financial …

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Canada Parliament

Canada sets out mandatory climate disclosure plans in 2022 Budget


April 15, 2022

Financial institutions will be required to publish climate disclosures aligned with the TCFD framework.

Canada is set to introduce mandatory climate disclosures for banks and insurance companies …

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Netherlands

Netherlands to overhaul corporate governance code


8 April, 2022

The Netherlands is currently consulting on changes to its corporate governance code, including plans to better integrate ESG factors.

The country’s Corporate Governance Code Monitoring Committee is seeking input on updates …

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Human Rights, United Nations

Expert Group to pursue net-zero pledges launched amid worsening climate crisis


April 08, 2022

UN Secretary-General António Guterres has launched an ‘Expert Group’ to ensure businesses, investors and other non-state entities keep up the pace and fulfil their net-zero emissions …

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ESMA pulls back from ESG legislation for rating agency methodology

Expert Group Proposes Revamp of EU Taxonomy 


April 1, 2022

The Platform on Sustainable Finance, an expert group of the European Commission, has proposed a significant expansion of the EU’s Taxonomy for sustainable finance.

In a new report, the …

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SEC lambasted over shareholder rights change as companies fail to meet ESG targets

SEC proposes landmark climate disclosure rules


March 25, 2022

New rules requiring US-listed companies to disclose various climate-related risks have been proposed …

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biodiversity

TNFD launches risk management and disclosure framework prototype

The beta version will aid the framework’s development before its official release.

TNFD, the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures, has launched a beta version of its nature-related risk-management and disclosure framework

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ESG factors emerging markets

Report reveals green bonds outperforming ‘vanilla’ equivalents

The Climate Bonds Initiative report evidences the strong performance of green bonds.

The H2 2021 Green Bond Pricing in the Primary Market Report is the 13th iteration of a research series …

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IPCC

IPCC report issues ‘dire warning’ about inaction


March 4, 2022

A report published by the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has outlined the “dangerous and widespread disruption” caused by human-induced climate change and warned about the “consequences of …

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