Compliance, investor relations and ESG software provider EQS Group announced today the acquisition of Berlin-based Daato Technologies, which provides a platform to help companies comply with ESG reporting and regulations. EQS said that the acquisition will enable its clients to more easily navigate the growing number of ESG regulations and compliance requirements. EQS Group, headquartered in Munich, provides a cloud…
The Hong Kong government announced the release of its Roadmap on Sustainability Disclosure in Hong Kong, outlining the details of its plans to implement sustainability reporting requirements for companies, with a view to introducing reporting based on the IFRS Foundation’s ISSB standards for some listed companies on a comply-or explain basis next year, and with mandatory requirements for large-cap companies…
Nearly nine out of ten investors report that they have increased their use of ESG data over the past year, yet trust in that data appears to be lacking, with a large majority also believing that greenwashing by companies is a worsening problem, and most seeking improvements in sustainability reporting by companies in areas including materiality, comparability and accuracy, according…