Policy and Regulation
April 28, 2022
UK transition task force must recognise financial variety, industry warns
The Transition Plan Taskforce, launched this week by the UK Treasury to guide the financial sector to a net zero future, must avoid a ‘one...
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April 26, 2022
Listed companies expected to disclose human rights issues in supply chains
As new EU legislation on mandatory supply chain due diligence is proposed, stock exchanges reflect on the role they can play in improving companies’ disclosure....
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April 26, 2022
BlackRock’s former sustainable investing head launches new advocacy platform
Through FixTheRules.org, Tariq Fancy aims to gather support for stronger climate regulation. Combating global warming will require policy shifts as dramatic as those used to...
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April 26, 2022
Tax transparency: the new frontier in corporate governance
An explosive shareholder resolution at Amazon’s upcoming AGM is part of a broader movement to redefine businesses’ tax strategies as matters of corporate social responsibility....
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April 26, 2022
Regulatory Round-up
The Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change has launched a Net Zero Stewardship Toolkit to provide a systematic framework for global investors to “hold laggard...
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April 21, 2022
New York’s catch-all fashion act aims to enforce global change
The proposed bill has strong support, and could force retailers to sign up to a new standard on sustainability disclosures in order to continue selling...
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April 21, 2022
Regulatory round-up
The UK’s Financial Conduct Authority has decided that women should make up a minimum of 40 per cent of boards at British listed companies and at least one director should...
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April 14, 2022
At the limits of energy efficiency policy, energy providers see opportunity
Energy providers have spotted an opportunity in the heat pump sector after the UK released its much criticised energy strategy, but investors may need some convincing Campaign group Scientists for...
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April 14, 2022
Regulatory round-up
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has published an initial proposal to create net zero standards for financial institutions. The proposal builds on both the SBTi’s 2020 guidance for financial...
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April 12, 2022
Accounting for climate risks in financial statements
As AGM season approaches, a number of investors are putting audit committee chairs on notice due to their continued omission of climate risks in financial reporting. Ahead of this year’s...
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April 12, 2022
EC recognises the formal link between fossil fuels and fast fashion
The EU imposes greater scrutiny into materials and product waste through the introduction of 'extended product responsibility' in its newly launched sustainable textiles strategy. “Fast fashion is poison for our...
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