Asset owners warn TCFD metrics could lead to ‘carbon washing and fiduciary breaches’
TPI shares feedback to TCFD consultation where it says metrics are too onerous on asset owners
Regulation
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FCA warns fund groups over ‘poorly drafted’ ESG applications
UK regulator has developed a set of guiding principles to help firms apply
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Investors call for mandatory reporting in food sector
£2.8trn investor group responds to UK government’s National Food Strategy
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FCA plans to extend TCFD disclosures and target greenwashing
UK regulator’s Business Plan 2021/22 sets out ESG and D&I aims
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EU climate action is ‘global model for greening the planet’
EC adopts proposals to make climate, energy, land use, transport and taxation policies fit for reducing greenhouse gas emissions
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UK launches impact investment taskforce
The independent Impact Taskforce will look at reporting standards and mobilising capital at scale
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EU delays phase two of SFDR implementation
Additional detail for SFDR delayed until July 2022
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FCA’s consultation on TCFD reporting: Long-awaited details revealed
FE fundinfo’s Bates takes a look at the FCA consultation paper on TCFD requirements
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Lack of standardised ESG reporting ‘biggest threat’ to effective disclosure
Businesses are using up to 14 different frameworks to report on ESG
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UK regulators take action to boost diversity in financial sector
New paper suggests regulated reporting on diversity data, targets linked to remuneration and adjusted approaches to succession planning
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Industry experts divided on new UK green bond plans
Questions surrounding vague details, interest rates and issuance amount but a ‘good start’ nonetheless
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IOSCO may lead implementation of ESG disclosure and rating standards
Refinitiv’s Detlef Glow says international ESG standards are on the horizon