Policy and Regulation

Reflecting on SFDR one year on
March 15, 2022
As the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation hits the one-year mark, asset managers...
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Regulatory round-up
March 15, 2022
The European Central Bank has told lenders that they must do better...
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Europe's nuclear dilemma
March 14, 2022
Nuclear power offers solutions both to climate change and to Europe's reliance...
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EU's Ukraine response delivers unexpected boost to green assets
March 10, 2022
Europe’s efforts to extricate itself from dependence on Russian oil and gas...
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Regulatory round-up
March 10, 2022
A total of 74 firms have joined the UK's stewardship code governing...
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How SDG impact standards can help boards
March 8, 2022
Where ESG labels fail, standards designed by the UN Development Programme around...
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Regulatory round-up
08/03/2022
The UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment has condemned the Russian invasion of Ukraine and says it is assessing what the attack means for the London-based organisation. The PRI has also... Read more
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Do we still need to talk about quotas?
07/03/2022
While the UK has improved female representation on corporate boards through voluntary targets, the question of whether gender quotas should be imposed continues to divide opinion. Improving corporate board diversity is... Read more
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Regulatory round-up
03/03/2022
In the wake of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the European Commission has restated its explicit commitment to a green transition, coupled with a digital transformation of the economy. In... Read more
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How ESG regulation is reshaping mining
02/03/2022
The sector that extracts the resources needed to power a greener economy has a poor track record on ESG – but new environmental and human rights rules are forcing improvements.... Read more
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Regulatory round-up
01/03/2022
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has sounded its starkest warning yet about the irreversible changes being inflicted by global warming. Even at current levels, heating is causing dangerous and... Read more
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