As organizations gear up for a fresh reporting year, regulators and standard-setting bodies are actively working to provide enhanced guidelines, with the aim of facilitating the disclosure of usable sustainability information. Early this year, the Global Reporting Iniative (GRI) announced a series of updates including a new Biodiversity Standard, Mining Sector Standard and interoperability considerations for GHG emissions for companies…
ESG Policy Digest: February 2024
As organizations gear up for a fresh reporting year, regulators and standard-setting bodies are actively working to provide enhanced guidelines, with the aim of facilitating the disclosure of usable sustainability information. Early this year, the Global Reporting Iniative (GRI) announced a series of updates including a new Biodiversity Standard, Mining Sector Standard and interoperability considerations for GHG emissions for companies…
ESG Policy Digest: February 2024
As organizations gear up for a fresh reporting year, regulators and standard-setting bodies are actively working to provide enhanced guidelines, with the aim of facilitating the disclosure of usable sustainability information. Early this year, the Global Reporting Iniative (GRI) announced a series of updates including a new Biodiversity Standard, Mining Sector Standard and interoperability considerations for GHG emissions for companies…
ESG Policy Digest: February 2024
As organizations gear up for a fresh reporting year, regulators and standard-setting bodies are actively working to provide enhanced guidelines, with the aim of facilitating the disclosure of usable sustainability information. Early this year, the Global Reporting Iniative (GRI) announced a series of updates including a new Biodiversity Standard, Mining Sector Standard and interoperability considerations for GHG emissions for companies…
ESG Policy Digest: February 2024
As organizations gear up for a fresh reporting year, regulators and standard-setting bodies are actively working to provide enhanced guidelines, with the aim of facilitating the disclosure of usable sustainability information. Early this year, the Global Reporting Iniative (GRI) announced a series of updates including a new Biodiversity Standard, Mining Sector Standard and interoperability considerations for GHG emissions for companies…
ESG Policy Digest: February 2024
As organizations gear up for a fresh reporting year, regulators and standard-setting bodies are actively working to provide enhanced guidelines, with the aim of facilitating the disclosure of usable sustainability information. Early this year, the Global Reporting Iniative (GRI) announced a series of updates including a new Biodiversity Standard, Mining Sector Standard and interoperability considerations for GHG emissions for companies…
ESG Policy Digest: February 2024
As organizations gear up for a fresh reporting year, regulators and standard-setting bodies are actively working to provide enhanced guidelines, with the aim of facilitating the disclosure of usable sustainability information. Early this year, the Global Reporting Iniative (GRI) announced a series of updates including a new Biodiversity Standard, Mining Sector Standard and interoperability considerations for GHG emissions for companies…
What We’re Calling ESG Now
Back in 2019, when we were just starting to explore the field of sustainable investing, our very first blog piece was about how confusing names and unclear definitions were a roadblock for many investors. Back then, we talked about the distinctions between “ESG,” “social responsibility,” and a host of other terms that attempt to define the concept of investing with…
Sarasin & Partners and Generation IM among financial institutions recognised for climate change action
Two asset management firms – Sarasin & Partners and Generation Investment Management – have been recognised for their progress in acting on their climate commitments in the inaugural Sustainable Finance Report Card published by the Centre for Climate Finance and Investment at Imperial College Business School. In partnership with the Carbon Tracker initiative, the report – Sustainable Finance Report Card:…
Banks Face Dual Challenge on Climate Policy
Around 90% of EU banks are exposed to climate transition risks, recent analysis from the ECB shows. Banks globally are increasingly feeling two-pronged pressure from regulators and investors to up their climate ambition and stop financing fossil fuels. In recent months, European banks have fallen under heightened scrutiny from the European Central Bank (ECB) on their climate disclosures and target-setting,…