UK clarifies Sustainability Disclosure Requirements
Investment industry welcomes Greening Finance report that lays out roadmap to sustainable financing including more detail on data collection
UK Treasury
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The fund managers that participated in £100bn issuance of first UK green gilt
The 12-year bond is priced at a yield of around 0.9%
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UK government sets up group to tackle greenwashing
Will oversee Taxonomy and greening of economy
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Pressure mounts on UK government to roll out net-zero strategy ‘as soon as possible’
Treasury demands details on departmental roles and responsibilities, clear sector pathways and estimated costs
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Investment industry represented in socio-economic taskforce
City of London Corporation run taskforce appoints 30 cross-sector leaders from the financial and professional services industry
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Review urges nature-related financial risks to be included in GDP data
HM Treasury’s Dasgupta Review finds standard measures such as GDP, growth and productivity are incomplete
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Taskforce shares 20 recommendations to improve stewardship
Led by the Treasury and supported by the Investment Association, the Asset Management Taskforce has released recommendations for asset owners
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Asset managers urged to use COP 26 as catalyst for achieving carbon neutral status
Senior management from Blackrock, Aviva Investors and Federated Hermes give evidence to Treasury committee
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UK economic secretary urges fund groups to ramp up net zero commitments
UK economic secretary John Glen has urged asset managers to step up on ESG amid plans to match the EU’s net zero plans