ESG Data

CDP, NZDPU Collaborate to Improve Access to Climate Data

21/09/2023

The NZDPU proof of concept, supported by CDP, will provide an initial set of companies’ Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and reduction targets.

Sustainable Finance

GFANZ Seeks “Rigour” on Transition Finance Strategies

19/09/2023

New GFANZ consultation seeks feedback on a principles-based approach to the four key net zero financing strategies identified last year.

Reporting & Disclosures

EU SFDR Review Mulls New Categorisation System

15/09/2023

The consultation spans issues such as legal certainty, usability, and how SFDR can play its part in tackling greenwashing.

Reporting & Disclosures

OECD Launches Governance Principles for Green Transition

13/09/2023

The revised G20/OECD Principles of Corporate Governance were also endorsed at the G20 Leaders Summit in India at the weekend.

Reporting & Disclosures

Australia Urged to Make Transition Plans Mandatory

10/09/2023

IGCC, PRI, and Carbon Disclosure Project have written to Australia’s Treasurer calling for standardisation and regulatory guidance on transition plans.

Nature & Biodiversity

CDP Calls for G20 Mandatory Nature Disclosures

06/09/2023

Setting targets without mandatory disclosure path “counterproductive” and risks greenwashing, non-profit warns.

Climate Risk

European and Japanese Banks Leading on Climate – TPI

05/09/2023

ING scored above average for eight out of the ten areas of the TPI’s assessment framework. JP Morgan and Morgan Stanley scored above average on two areas.

ESG Data

PRI Spies Three Steps to Better Climate Data

05/09/2023

Report calls for better levels of corporate disclosure through regulatory mandate, improved coverage and quality of data products, and greater data comparability.

Climate Risk

Supervisors Urged to Assess Climate Litigation Risks for FIs

04/09/2023

The NGFS published two reports on climate-related litigation, the first outlining recent trends and the second focusing on micro-prudential supervision.