Posts By Chris Hall, ESG Investor
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172Update to Green Bond Principles Prioritises Transparency, Impact
Chris Hall, ESG Investor June 11, 2021The new guidance seeks to boost investor confidence with a focus on increased information flows and external verification.
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270G7 Backs – but Looks Beyond – Mandatory Climate Disclosures
Chris Hall, ESG Investor June 7, 2021TCFD, IASB frameworks endorsed; communique also calls for progress on impact, nature-based and beneficial ownership reporting.
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100PASLA, RMA Issue New Guidance on ESG-based Securities Lending
Chris Hall, ESG Investor May 31, 2021The guidance offers best practice to help institutional investors ensure compatibility of their ESG principles with securities lending activities.
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190CFA Institute Proposes Harmonised ESG Disclosures for Funds
Chris Hall, ESG Investor May 21, 2021An exposure draft from CFA Institute outlines a proposed disclosure framework for ESG-focused investment products.
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103Australian Proxy Voting Reforms Under Fire
Chris Hall, ESG Investor May 11, 2021ISS says Australian Treasury consultation “premised on a misguided notion”, argues against five-day comment period for companies.
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1.8KThe ESG Interview: Making Climate Data Comparable
Chris Hall, ESG Investor April 15, 2021IOSCO Chair Ashley Alder believes we’re in sight of “a real step change” in sustainability reporting, writes Chris Hall at ESG Investor.
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951Regulators Should Require FIs to Consider Climate Risk: NGFS
Chris Hall, ESG Investor April 1, 2021Climate risks may be underestimated due to a lack of internal scenario analysis by financial institutions, the NGFS warns in a new report.
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Global ESG Investing Qualification Launched by CFA Institute
Chris Hall, ESG Investor March 16, 2021Originally created by the CFA Society of the UK, the Certificate in ESG Investing will now be made available in financial hubs globally.
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633The ESG Interview: Asia Plots its Own Path
Chris Hall, ESG Investor March 12, 2021Mercer’s Alexis Cheang sees parallels and differences in the approaches of the region’s asset owners and policy-makers.
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551FSB Warns of Sharp Falls in Asset Prices from Climate Risk
Chris Hall, ESG Investor November 23, 2020Physical and transition risks could combine to increase destabilisation, the FSB says in a new report, citing “numerous sources of uncertainty”.
