REGULATION – ESG Investor

ESG Explainer: Walking the Walk on Plastic Packaging

As initiatives to tackle plastic pollution proliferate, packaging is coming under increased scrutiny from investors and regulators.

Standards developed by corporates, financial institutions, asset managers and energy producers intended to augment mandatory reporting requirements.

Transaction and opportunity costs from California State Bill misrepresented by CalPERS and CalSTRS, says campaign group.

Proposed traffic light-based taxonomy is accompanied by a user guide for financial institutions and companies.

Investee companies failing to publish tax policies or ensure maximum transparency should be subject to voting action from investors.

Events this week underlined calls for acceleration by GFANZ Co-chair Carney.

All directors will face greater scrutiny of their firms’ climate strategies, says Melanie Wadsworth, corporate partner at Faegre Drinker.

Stuart Lemmon, Global Managing Director for the Net Zero Transformation Practice at EcoAct, an Atos company, outlines the elements of a credible...

New committee will work to address mis-selling and greenwashing risks and explore the introduction of prudential requirements for ESG funds.

Policy reform, best practice and legal judgments are redefining the relationship between fiduciary duty and sustainable investment.