All posts tagged "CLIMATE RISK"

• Fund Solutions

  CalSTRS Targets Company Directors on Social, Climate Record

  US pension fund’s 2022 voting strategy will hold board members accountable.  

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  The ESG Interview: Time for Impact to go Mainstream

  Net Purpose CEO Sam Duncan explains the need to bring more structure to sustainability data.

• Industry

  “Room for Improvement” in Climate Risk Tools – UNEP FI

  Greater scope and depth needed to keep pace with demand for more holistic approaches to climate risk management by banks and investors.

• Industry

  ISSB’s First Sustainability Reporting Standards Target Granularity

  Feedback requested for general and climate-focused disclosure drafts, which will be finalised by end of 2022. 

• Asia-Pacific

  Indian Banks “Unprepared” to Fight Climate Change

  New report finds that most Indian banks have not yet factored climate change into business strategies.  

• Industry

  SEC Allows Climate Votes at Major US Institutions

  Regulator refuses requests for no-action relief against shareholder resolutions calling for IEA alignment.  

• Industry

  NGFS Warns on Nature-related Risks to Financial Stability

  Physical and transition risks linked to biodiversity loss will be harder for the financial industry to assess than for climate change, according...

• Asia-Pacific

  Malaysia Enhances Sustainability Reporting Framework

  Listed issuers will be required to disclose prescribed “common sustainability matters” and provide TCFD-aligned disclosures.

• Fund Solutions

  Half of Climate Funds Not Benchmarked Against Climate Indices

  The “lack of commonality” in benchmark selection makes asset owner assessments of performance more challenging. 

• Industry

  This Week’s People Moves: New Sustainability Group for abrdn

  ESG Investor’s weekly round-up of new hires in the sustainable investing sector, including abrdn, HSBC AM, Impax and Low Carbon.