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Less than half of asset managers are decarbonising portfolios
CDP report urges finance sector to ‘step up’ as many are underreporting climate risk
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CFA consults on ESG disclosure standards
Sets out general principles for investment disclosure
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BNPP AM and CDP team up to create biodiversity framework
The groups plan to come up with a ‘new norm’ of reporting on biodiversity
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Financial services execs boost staff sustainable finance skills amid climate concerns
60% of c-suite acknowledge concern about their organisation’s ability to deal with climate change
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IA welcomes IFRS commitments but calls for clarity
Investment Association’s Woodfield backs the International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation’s climate-first approach but asks for a roadmap on a wider range of issues
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EFAMA outlines six ways EU can improve sustainable disclosure regime
In response to a joint ESA consultation, EFAMA calls for consistency, social inclusion and a transition period
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Half of cities lack climate change plans but small signs of progress emerging
CDP analysis found 58% of cities do not yet have an emissions reduction target but positive action is being taken
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Where is the demand for ESG coming from?
FE fundinfo’s Mikkel Bates says there is a groundswell of interest from end investors
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Two new ESG reporting tools for UK pension schemes
Caceis launches carbon metrics and UN Global Compact Principles-aligned tools
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COP26 countdown: Pledges without action will be exposed
Expect net-zero announcements to creep even higher as we approach the Glasgow climate change summit in November
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EC should extend sustainable regulation to social and governance
Refinitiv’s Detlef Glow says investors may be left disappointed by funds focused just on the ‘E’
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PRI criticises UK climate reporting proposal for ‘low ambition’
The BEIS’s consultation into climate-related financial disclosure for listed companies closed this week
