country: US
August 1, 2022
Biden climate bill: Leap forward or tainted compromise? environmentalists ask
As the US Senate considers a landmark bill, providing unprecedented funding for climate change programmes, many are asking whether its significant concessions to the fossil...
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July 25, 2022
Regulatory briefing: FSB faces US backlash on climate risk proposals
The Financial Stability Board’s interim report on climate-related risks has drawn fire from US-based business and banking advocacy groups as the debate in the country...
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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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March 30, 2022
Lessons from climate risk pooling
Countries such as Australia, the US and the UK have developed financing solutions to deal with the aftermath of severe weather events, and are now...
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March 22, 2022
Regulatory round-up
The US Securities and Exchange Commission’s much-anticipated proposal to impose climate disclosures on listed companies aligns the US better with many other jurisdictions including the...
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March 17, 2022
Regulatory round-up
EU finance ministers have agreed a unified position on a proposed Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism that will introduce a levy on imports of carbon-intensive products,...
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February 24, 2022
Regulatory round-up
The European Commission has approved a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive aimed at making businesses accountable for human rights violations and environmental harm in their supply chains. After several delays,...
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