News
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Impact Will Have its Place in ISSB Reporting – IOSCO Chair
June 16, 2022UN SDGs’ 2030 deadline driving impact focus, but social measurement and reporting remain a “heavy lift”.
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Energy Security Concerns to Drive Renewables Investment Surge
June 16, 2022Energy developers and storage companies in focus as demand for renewables is set to increase across Europe, says new research. Renewables could account for nearly 70% of electricity production across the UK and European Union by 2030 as the region’s...
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Australia Steps up Fight Against Fund Greenwashing
June 15, 2022Being ‘true to label’ is a regulatory must-have for sustainability-related products, says ASIC deputy chair.
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Data Barriers Hamper Asset Owner Focus on SDGs
June 15, 2022Despite data gaps, existing tools and frameworks can support impact, says EDM Council.
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Investor Initiative Aims to “Push Back” on Unequal Voting Rights
June 14, 2022Newly launched coalition says differential voting rights dilute investors’ ability to influence companies and hold them to account. Asset owners in the UK and US have teamed up to launch the Investor Coalition for Equal Votes (ICEV), which will campaign...
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Fast-Food Firms Need to Manage Emissions, Water
June 14, 2022Supply-chain failings undermine progress on CO2 emissions and water, despite science-based targets. Three years of investor engagement with fast-food companies has led to progress on climate-related target-setting, but more needs to be done when it comes to CO2 emissions...
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MEPs Under Pressure to Raise ETS Ambition
June 14, 2022Proposal is sent back to the drawing board, with policy experts arguing “no deal is better than a bad deal”.
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New ESG Guidance for Malaysian Issuers
June 13, 2022Guidelines are part of exchange initiative to help listed companies adopt best practices in governance and sustainability.
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Singapore Prepares to Issue First Sovereign Green Bonds
June 13, 2022Framework sets out how government will issue and manage sovereign green bond issuances.
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Investors Urged to Prepare for Circular Economy
June 10, 2022Increasingly mainstream model presents opportunities for mitigating climate change and ensuring financial returns, says IGCC report.
