New globally accepted standards aim to improve investor confidence and “reduce the risk of material misstatements”.
Audit firms must do “a better job” or risk penalties, warns Carbon Tracker.
Pension fund calls for new audit quality metrics to cover “as many firms as possible”, including challengers to market leaders.
Lack of data on biophysical impact, emissions and geospatial impacting investment and lending decisions and exposure quantification.
Amazon’s narrow ‘Say on Pay’ majority suggests investors are increasingly willing to challenge executive remuneration policy.
New regulator will have sharper teeth, but may soon have more on its plate.
Paper calls for wider spread of funding to support international audit and ethics standard-setters.
Feedback requested for general and climate-focused disclosure drafts, which will be finalised by end of 2022.
Companies will be required to provide additional disclosures in relation to business split-offs and internal transactions with affiliated firms.
ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including the ISSB, AllianzGI, EQT, PGIM and KPMG.
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