The final version of the board’s Inaugural Jurisdictional Guide should be finalised by mid-year, with the core objective of reducing fragmentation.  The International Sustainability Standards Board’s (ISSB) has published a preview version of its upcoming Inaugural Jurisdictional Guide, aiming to assist jurisdictions in their adoption of IFRS 1 and IFRS 2. The preview builds on the International Organization of Securities…

In contrast, the Ceres Food Emissions 50 Companies Benchmark found slow progress on transition planning among food companies.  The number of North American food companies disclosing Scope 3 emissions has nearly doubled in two years, according to research by investor network Ceres.   Flora Gaber, ESG Analysis Manager at Swedish pension fund AP7, told ESG Investor that it was “encouraging”…

Asset managers globally  are increasingly focusing on investment in climate solutions, while deforestation, biodiversity and water gain ground, explains Ceres Vice President Kirsten Snow Spalding. Climate action in the investment community has faced  contrarian winds lately, yet, asset managers’ engagement on the issue continues to gain steam. Or at least, so it seems when one looks at the scale achieved…

A selection of the week’s major stories impacting ESG investors, in five easy pieces. European and UK policymakers were given a consistent message by the private sector this week – more or less. Mixed messaging – Seventy-two large companies signed the Antwerp Declaration, calling for a European Industrial Deal to complement and reinforce the existing European Green Deal. The signatories…

Shafaq Ashraf, Climate Action 100+ Project Lead at the Transition Pathway Initiative Centre, says few corporates are currently supporting a just transition. The investor-led Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) initiative’s Net Zero Company Benchmark, a strategic tool to inform investor engagement, provides annual updates on the climate performance of 150 of the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emitters. Recent results…

Innovative pilot schemes are attracting interest after failed COP28 negotiations on carbon markets under Article 6 of the Paris Agreement.   Despite limited progress on carbon trading rules at COP28, experts believe recent trial projects will unlock investment opportunities for private investors.   Negotiators failed to finalise a framework for trading carbon credits between countries in Dubai, but projects allowed…