Sustainability – Page 19
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Progress managing climate risk means stops as well as sprints
A climate stocktake may feel like a delay – in fact, it is crucial to making progress
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NewsUK watchdog canvasses views from financial sector on sustainability
FCA issues discussion paper to highlight good practices and mull need for more regulation
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NewsISSB grants concession on GHG emission reporting, FRC updates on ESG priorities
Information gathering challenges could also be relevant to other sustainability topics beyond GHG as the board develops its standards in the future
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InterviewsImpax rides the sustainability wave
One investment analyst sums up Impax Asset Management as a “pure sustainability play”. And certainly, according to founder and CEO Ian Simm, the core thesis of Impax is to “make the most of the investment opportunities offered by the transition to a more sustainable economy”. These are “on the scale of the Industrial Revolution”, Simm believes.
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NewsNew global commission launched to raise mining sustainability standards
Adam Matthews of the Church of England Pensions Board to chair new commission
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: And if we trusted the market to improve ESG information?
What trust would one put in financial information that is solely reserved for investors and not published, that no independent analyst could challenge, given that the regulator would have no way of guaranteeing its veracity either?
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NewsAustrian regulator intensifies supervision on sustainable products under new EU rules
The Delegated Regulation specifies the content, methods and presentation of information in a ‘practical and precise manner’
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NewsInarcassa ups bonds, cuts equities in new strategy
The scheme has also decided to integrate a sustainability element in its latest asset allocation strategy
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NewsISSB releases draft definition of ‘sustainability’ for new reporting framework
The description is intended to provide important context for companies applying the board’s new standards and making materiality assessments
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Opinion PiecesViewpoint: Beyond Article 9, is there a regulation to promote real sustainability?
Recent events have shown how anticipating forthcoming clarification on the application of a text that has been published since 2019 has created such confusion that many asset managers have had to reclassify a large number of their funds from Article 9 to Article 8.
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NewsSwiss pension fund association lays out ESG reporting standards
Pensionskassen would publilsh qualitative statements on the goals and principles of their sustainability strategies
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NewsESMA launches consultation on guidelines for ESG or sustainability-related terms use
‘ESMA continues to prioritise promoting transparency and tackling the risk of greenwashing,’ says chair
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NewsIOSCO working to endorse ISSB sustainability standards, chair hints
The ISSB is currently redeliberating its first two draft sustainability standards dealing with general disclosure requirements and climate reporting
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ISSB unveils support framework for emerging economies at COP27, tie-up with CDP
Emmanuel Faber reminded COP27 of main conference message: ‘the need for climate-related financial disclosures is increasingly urgent’
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Article 9 funds might be noncompliant with ‘do no significant harm’ criteria
Nearly 20% of Article 9 funds analysed have more than 10% exposure to companies that have violations of the UN Global Compact principles
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Sustainable finance committee calls for solid framework for corporate reporting standards
The committee also stressed the need to align standards and regulatory frameworks to national jurisdictions and to improve transparency
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UK’s legal investing framework limits sustainability impact, says PRI
Many UK investors are still hesitant to change their established practices and pursue sustainability impact goals
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NewsFCA seeks feedback on plans for anti-greenwashing investment labels
The consultation document maps the planned new labels against those already defined by the EU’s Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation
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ISSB vice chair pledges adequate due process steps on sustainability standards
ISSB locked in a race to issue standards against backdrop of rapidly evolving marketplace for sustainability reporting
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Railpen launches sustainable ownership review based on member feedback
The review explains how Railpen encourages portfolio companies to address governance and sustainability issues
