Regulation
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India Enhances Sustainability Reporting Rules for Listed Entities
May 14, 2021Business Responsibility and Sustainability Reports will contain disclosures on ESG risks, sustainability performance, environmental metrics and social factors.
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Complaints Against German Climate Change Act Partially Successful
May 14, 2021Alexandros Chatzinerantzis, national Practice Head of the German Dispute Resolution Team at Linklaters, explains the background to the constitutional complaints against the Act, the decision and its implications.
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ICYMI, We Can Relax, Elon’s Got This
May 14, 2021As Tesla’s opportunist-in-chief railed against Bitcoin’s energy use, Lord Stern urged G7 leadership ahead of COP26.
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The ESG Interview: In an Emergency, You’ve Got to Act
May 12, 2021Angry Clean Energy Guy Assaad Razzouk explains his problems with ESG investing and his solution for addressing at least some of them.
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Chinese Firms Face New ESG Disclosure Rules
May 12, 2021China has added environmental and social responsibility requirements to disclosure rules for publicly listed companies.
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Investor Action Heats up Over Amazon
May 10, 2021Collective opposition to Brazil deforestation reflects greater willingness to engage with governments, says AP7.
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Australian Proxy Voting Reforms Under Fire
May 10, 2021ISS says Australian Treasury Consultation “premised on a misguided notion”, argues against five-day comment period for companies.
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MAS Revises Corporate Governance Guidelines for FIs
May 10, 2021New guidelines incorporate 2018 changes to Corporate Governance Code, including greater stakeholder focus.
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UK TCFD Rules Should Align with EU’s CSRD – IIGCC
May 7, 2021Investor group backs wider reach for UK corporate climate reporting, calls for disclosures to adhere to all 11 TCFD recommendations.
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Bitcoin is Monetary MySpace, Not the Future
May 7, 2021Ben Ashby, Partner, Good Governance Capital, surveys the ESG risks of the crypto-currency space.
