Regulation
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Investors Need to Safeguard Whistleblowers in Investee Companies – PRI
December 10, 2020Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) report says investors should look for the “red flags” which prevent whistleblowing.
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Asset Managers and Insurers Must Embed Environmental Risk Processes – MAS
December 9, 2020Guidelines call for increased engagement with stakeholders, stress testing and risk disclosures.
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FTSE 100 Firms’ Climate-Risk Disclosures More Than Double in 2020
December 9, 2020TCFD-compliant disclosures improving at UK companies, but Investment Association plans to increase pressure in 2021.
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One Step on the Path to Sustainable Transparency
December 8, 2020As asset owners search for enlightenment, will the EU disclosure and taxonomy regulations deliver?
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CDSB Highlights Limited TCFD Compliance, Calls for Further NFRD Reforms
December 8, 2020Lack of progress on climate-related disclosures means TCFD recommendations should be “explicitly” embedded.
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Climate-First Global Standard Could Unite Sustainability Frameworks
December 7, 2020Climate-first strategy should not be to detriment of investor awareness of broader ESG risks.
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“Swift Action” Needed by Governments to Implement Carbon Pricing – GFMA
December 4, 2020Investors encouraged to continue integrating climate factors into investment process.
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Investors Urged to Shift Investment Strategies to Tackle Global Water Crisis
December 4, 2020“Positive approaches and engagement have the highest potential as drivers of change”, according to DWS Research Institute.
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PRI Calls for US President-Elect Biden to Consider Carbon Pricing
December 3, 2020The US needs to decarbonise power and energy by 2035 and implement national carbon price, says PRI.
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UK Taskforce on Pension Voting Implementation to Bolster Trustee Powers
December 2, 2020New body will address issues preventing asset managers from going against trustee voting positions.
