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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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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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 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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RBC faces shareholder resolution over sustainability-linked debt
March 4th, 2022
A shareholder advocacy group has filed a resolution with the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) regarding the bank’s use of sustainability-linked debt.
Investors for Paris Compliance (I4PC) filed the resolution…
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Human rights alliance warns of due diligence gaps
March 04, 2022
The Investor Alliance for Human Rights has cautioned that “significant gaps” remain in the European Commission’s (EC’s) proposal for a directive on corporate sustainability due diligence.
The Alliance said …
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TPI sets out net-zero pathways for highest emitting sectors
February 18, 2022
The Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has created a framework for assessing corporate decarbonisation progress across the 10 highest emitting economic sectors.
The asset owner-led organisation’s report translates International …
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Companies urge EU to extend human rights, environmental rules
February 11, 2022
The letter comes after a delay in the publication of the EU Commission’s proposed legislation.
The EU Commission should extend its planned rules on human rights and environmental …
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Canada delays sustainability standards board
January 21, 2022
Canada’s consultation on its new sustainability standards board has extended its deadline until March, 2022. Last November Canada became the latest country to pursue its own sustainability reporting standards after it announced …
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