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The SBTi has published a new Insurance Underwriting Industry Brief as a first step towards the development of a Financial Institutions Net-Zero Insurance Standard. The finance sector has tremendous potential...
The ACCC has published eight principles to help businesses ensure any environmental marketing and advertising claims they make about their products or services are clear and accurate, and do not...
At the COP28 climate change conference in Dubai, pledges have been made in three key areas – by many countries on renewables and energy efficiency, and by a significant number...
The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) published its finalised Code of Conduct for ESG Rating and Data Product Providers (“CoC”) and an accompanying Checklist for providers to self-attest their compliance...
New cooperation agreement reached, as GRI-ESRS Interoperability Index is made publicly available Following a successful partnership between EFRAG and GRI over the past three years, a new Memorandum of Understanding...
The Voluntary Carbon Markets Integrity Initiative (VCMI) has released additional guidance for its Claims Code of Practice (Claims Code), enabling companies to make claims about their use of high-quality carbon credits....
Europe is often perceived as ahead of the US when it comes to climate action. While political polarization over environmental issues grabs the headlines, the US has been on a...
ESG Book, a global leader in sustainability data and technology, released new research showing that companies in the United States and Canada are three times more likely to risk violating United Nations environmental standards...
LONDON, 15 November 2023 – More than nine in ten investors (94%) believe corporate reporting on sustainability performance contains unsupported claims, according to PwC’s 2023 Global Investor Survey, launched. The survey – now...
With so many new ESG standards and regulations announced in 2023, many fear that disclosures would be incomparable and inconsistent. Thankfully, this “year of interoperability” marched forward when CDP announced an...
The demand for sustainability and ESG commitments from companies is increasing and shows no signs of abating. ESG reporting poses challenges for companies globally Every country and region releases and...
The Brazilian Ministry of Finance and the Comissão de Valores Mobiliários (CVM) have announced that the International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards will be incorporated into the...
The Federal Department of Finance (FDF) will draw up a proposal for implementing the Federal Council’s position on the prevention of greenwashing. Accordingly, the FDF informed the Federal Council at...
The Council adopted a regulation creating a European green bond standard. The regulation lays down uniform requirements for issuers of bonds that wish to use the designation ‘European green bond’...
S&P Global Ratings has updated its analytical approach for use of proceeds Second Party Opinions (SPOs) following its December 2022 acquisition of Shades of Green from the CICERO climate research foundation. The...
Germany will top up a pot to fund climate-protection measures and investment in semiconductor production by about €20 billion ($22 billion) to more than €200 billion, according to people familiar...
Morgan Stanley has made remarkable progress in advancing its commitment to finance sustainable and low-carbon investments, nearing the two-thirds mark of its ambitious target to reach US$1 trillion by the end...
Vietnam’s electric vehicle market appears poised for rapid expansion in the next decade, but there could be significant headwinds blunting that growth. According to BMI Research, a Fitch Solutions research unit, passenger...
Grant funding prioritized for areas already overburdened by air pollution The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $115 million in grant funding for projects that cut harmful...
The final episode of PUMA’s RE:GEN REPORTS is now available to stream: ‘When it comes to Health and Safety, does the West know best?’. In this episode, hosted by the Head of...
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