UK
September 25, 2023
UK financial regulators release proposals to improve diversity and root out sexual harassment
The Financial Conduct Authority and the Prudential Regulation Authority are consulting on corporate strategies, data collection and targets for diversity and inclusion
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September 25, 2023
Asset managers flag concerns to FCA over SDR labels
The FCA is expected to publish the final draft of its sustainability disclosure requirements in the last quarter of this year. Yet asset managers have...
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September 20, 2023
UK government could face legal challenge as it shelves climate commitments
Asset managers, companies and climate activists have reacted angrily to the UK government’s plans to water down key environmental policies
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September 18, 2023
Relaxed UK IPO rules could see activist shareholders ‘resorting to the courts’ over ESG
Experts fear the UK regulator’s attempts to rejuvenate the London listings regime could attract companies with weaker governance, prompting an increase in litigation from investors
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Experts call for higher strike prices after failed UK offshore wind auction
Industry and investors criticise the government after no contracts were awarded for offshore wind projects in the UK’s latest auction round
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September 7, 2023
FRC should stress flexibility of governance code, says IoD
The Institute of Directors broadly supports changes to the UK Corporate Governance Code but warns against it being seen as too prescriptive, as well as...
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August 31, 2023
Regulation and data issues blamed for UK commercial property's slow progress on net zero
UK commercial real estate emissions have remained broadly flat over the past decade, while investors and policymakers wrestle with how to decarbonise the sector. Policymakers in the UK are pushing...
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August 3, 2023
UK 'green channel' scheme accelerates environmentally friendly patents
Report highlights an uptick in patent requests being filed and accepted by a UK fast-track scheme designed to stimulate green tech innovations. Since the UK Intellectual Property Office launched its...
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UK urged to refine EU’s ‘do no significant harm’ approach in green taxonomy
Government advisory group backs adoption of DNSH criteria, but says improvements in clarity and usability are needed. Others say that under the EU system, businesses have been expected to 'speak...
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July 31, 2023
Asset managers warn UK government against softening climate approach
The British government is watering down its climate policies amid a cost of living crisis that is weakening its prospects in next year’s general election. In July, the UK Conservative...
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July 25, 2023
UK government taken to court over new oil permits
Environmental campaigners Greenpeace and Uplift say the government has failed to examine properly the climate impact of issuing new oil and gas licences, while also ignoring alternatives. The British government...
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