If you were a mouse would you tie a bell to the cat, or would you let someone else make it their job? The fable of “belling the cat” – wherein inaction ends in disaster for the mice – serves as starting point for Christine Lagarde, President of the European Central Bank (ECB), in her […]
In a further step in extending its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities and mandate under the Biden administration, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has named Satyam Khanna as Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and ESG.
Forget Netflix – for your Friday-night viewing turn to Finextra TV as Campbell Pryde, CEO of XBRL US, and Madhu Mathew, Director of Technology at the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) join Richard Peers of ResponsibleRisk.
The European Central Bank (ECB) has decided to set up a climate change centre to strengthen and bring together the bank’s work on climate issues, currently being carried out across different parts of the organisation.
As head of the world’s largest asset management firm, Larry Fink commands attention. Coming on the heels of the latest stewardship guidelines from BlackRock, his latest annual letter focuses on climate disclosure.
The Biden administration has nominated Gary Gensler to chair the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), signalling a return to tougher regulation and enforcement for the agency.
Five global organisations in sustainability and integrated reporting have together published a paper addressing standards for reporting on enterprise value, illustrated with a prototype climate-related financial disclosure.
On 12 January, Switzerland officially became a supporter of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD), demonstrating the government’s support for greater disclosure of and transparency around climate-related financial risks.
It may only be mid-January, but the signs are stacking up that 2021 will without a doubt be a year of change in the Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) arena. In early January, asset management giant BlackRock announced its expanded stewardship expectations and proxy voting guidelines for 2021. The updates send a strong signal to […]
Investors need high-quality, comparable environmental data that captures intangibles and is aligned with financial reporting. That’s the conclusion of Christian Dreyer, a leading analyst and independent investor and until recently the CEO of CFA Society Switzerland.
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