Policy and Regulation
May 23, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: Australia’s new climate policy
Australia’s election of a Labor prime minister, Anthony Albanese, promises a major shift in its position on ESG matters such as climate change after the...
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May 19, 2022
Regulatory Round-up: ISSB’s capital markets disclosures, UK’s CBAM, China’s ESG disclosures
The International Sustainability Standards Board, created at COP26 six months ago, says it is on track to deliver the first stage of its global baseline...
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May 19, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: UN publishes study on short-term climate scenarios for finance
The UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative and the UK-based National Institute of Economic and Social Research think-tank have published a report outlining short-term scenarios that...
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May 18, 2022
Green bond proposals could hamper issuance, EU warned
Capital markets professionals warn that strict requirements for taxonomy alignment and disclosures could slow the rapid growth of the green bond market. Proposed changes to...
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May 18, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: European Parliament toughens up green bond standards
The European Parliament has tightened the proposed EU green bond standard (EUGBS) rules in a move that is nonetheless being seen as a compromise. The...
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May 17, 2022
Gas is not green but could serve as transition fuel in UK taxonomy, say asset managers
Asset managers call for strict and limited specifications around natural gas power if it is to be included in the UK’s planned green finance taxonomy....
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May 17, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: EU’s ESG disclosures set high bar, says HSBC
The EU’s proposed sustainability reporting rules “set a high bar” and will “drive development of other frameworks globally”, according to an HSBC note following Efrag’s open consultation on the drafts....
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May 16, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: UK‘s U-turn on green taxonomy
Green finance groups have reacted angrily to news that the UK government may weaken its sustainable taxonomy by including natural gas. The Daily Telegraph reported a government source saying that the...
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May 12, 2022
Gas volatility exposes weaknesses in EU energy policy
Gas prices are now projected to remain stubbornly higher than envisaged by costings for current EU strategy. The EU’s latest energy policy proposals do not do enough to wean the...
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May 12, 2022
Regulatory Round-up: US SEC's extended consultation, ESG ratings in the UK and India, EU looks at ESG factors in securitisation products
The US Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the public comment period on it hotly-debated new proposals to toughen up climate-related disclosures for investors until June 17. The SEC released...
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May 12, 2022
Regulatory Briefing: New disclosure standards by UN-backed iCI
The UN-backed Initiative Climat International (iCI) has launched a new standard, which is said to set out a consistent approach to greenhouse gas emissions disclosure across the private equity sector...
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