ESG / Sustainability

IAIS Asks ISSB to Maintain Climate Focus

27/08/2023

The IAIS said ensuring effective implementation of the climate standard is “more important than moving into new areas”.

ESG / Sustainability

IGCC Devises Climate Resilience Strategy

25/08/2023

Adaptation themes will be incorporated into IGCC’s workstreams to drive investment in climate resilience across Australia and New Zealand.

ESG / Sustainability

Demand for “Credible” Net Zero Targets Rising – SBTi

22/08/2023

Asia saw the greatest proportional growth in companies setting science-based targets, led by Japan and strong growth in China.

ESG / Sustainability

Asian Banks Underestimating Physical Climate Risk – AIGCC

22/08/2023

AIGCC and China Water Risk call on banks to review their stress testing approaches for sectors that are vulnerable to sea level rise.

ESG / Sustainability

Nature “Consistently Overlooked” by Financial Institutions – CDP

22/08/2023

The majority of institutions “lack the necessary governance mechanisms and board-level expertise” to integrate nature-related issues across operations.

ESG / Sustainability

Verra Heightens Transparency with Carbon Credit Project Tracker

18/08/2023

New tool is part of a broad push by the industry to increase carbon credit integrity by harnessing technology innovation.

ESG / Sustainability

TNFD Backs Global Nature-related Public Data Facility

14/08/2023

TNFD said nature-related data is an “essential pre-requisite to address the global challenge of accelerating nature loss”.

ESG / Sustainability

FCA Issues Timeline for UK’s ISSB-based Disclosures

14/08/2023

The FCA will be consulting in Q1 2024 with a view to finalising its policy position by end 2024 and commencing reporting from 2026.

UK FRC Consults on Strengthening Ethical Standards for Auditors

10/08/2023

Proposed revisions seek to further enhance and clarify the principles of integrity, objectivity and independence auditors must abide by.