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Helps investors monitor and report on portfolio risk and captures enhanced corporate disclosure driven by regulation ISS ESG, the sustainable investment arm of ISS STOXX, launched its enhanced Modern Slavery solution which...
Public comment on revised GRI Standards for employment practices and working conditions How are organizations responding to their responsibilities to ensure decent working conditions and fully disclose their impacts on...
Key Impact Points: • Nippon Life’s framework supports high-emitting industries’ transition to decarbonization.• Emphasizes alignment with Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target.• Framework ensures transparency and accountability in transition finance. Nippon Life...
Key Impact Points: • New appointments enhance the Committee’s capacity for consistent IFRS application.• Diverse expertise and experience brought by new members.• Strengthened guidance and interpretation of accounting standards. Committee...
The Integrity Council for the Voluntary Carbon Market (ICVCM) has introduced the first high-integrity carbon credits labeled under the Core Carbon Principles (CCP). This announcement marks a significant advancement in...
The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA and ESMA – ESAs) published their Final Reports on Greenwashing in the financial sector. Key Impact Points: The European Supervisory Authorities (EBA, EIOPA,...
Key Impact Points: Climate change is an urgent issue impacting the global economy and human societies through extreme weather events and their economic repercussions. Deloitte’s ESG Preparedness Survey highlights the...
44% of these funds are invested in assets that breach the Paris-aligned benchmark (PaB) exclusionary criteria In the first of a two-part series examining ESMA’s name rule restricting the use...
The Council has adopted a directive promoting the repair of broken or defective goods, also known as the right-to-repair (or R2R) directive. This legislation will make it easier for consumers to...
In a significant move to bolster the credibility of the carbon offset market, the Biden administration has unveiled a new policy designed to enhance transparency and integrity in carbon credit...
The Council has adopted a regulation on establishing a framework of measures for strengthening Europe’s net-zero technology manufacturing ecosystem, better known as the ‘net-zero industry act’. This is the last...
The Council adopted a regulation on tracking and reducing methane emissions. It is part of the ‘Fit for 55’ package. The regulation introduces new requirements on measuring, reporting and verifying...
The European Union has taken a significant step towards its green transition goals with the final approval of the Ecodesign Regulation by the Council. This regulation aims to enhance the...
Energy Security Secretary has told Parliament that with growing geopolitical tension, the best agricultural land must be protected for food security. The best agricultural land should be prioritised for food...
Key Impact Points: EU Watchdog, The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has finalized guidelines aimed at curbing greenwashing in the investment sector. These new rules are designed to protect...
The Council formally adopted the regulation on CO2 emission standards for heavy-duty vehicles, amending and strengthening the existing EU rules. The updated rules will further reduce CO2 emissions from road transport and will introduce...
The first phase of the U.K.’s Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR), known as the anti-greenwashing rule, comes into effect at the end-of-May and will be followed by a series of substantial...
The IFRS Foundation and EFRAG have published guidance material to illustrate the high level of alignment achieved between the International Sustainability Standards Board’s IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards (ISSB Standards) and...
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