Humperdinck Jackman, MD of ESG PRO, debates ESG, the NHS, and wokery live on GB NEWS on 28 August 2023 Jacob Rees-Mogg: The one silver lining of the gloomy cloud of the Farage debanking scandal is exposed the extent to which the phenomenon of ESG, environmental, social, and governance, has influenced our institutions, both in the public, particularly the private…
Humperdinck Jackman, MD of ESG PRO, debates ESG with Nigel Farage live on GB NEWS
Humperdinck Jackman, MD of ESG PRO, debates ESG with Nigel Farage live on GB NEWS Nigel Farage: Now, we’ve been talking about the FCA. We’ve been talking about B-Corp. We’ve been talking about the agenda that has run through much of our corporate world that led directly to my de-banking by Coutts, part of the NatWest group. Well, I’m joined…
ISSB Publishes IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy for Consultation
On 27 July 2023, the International Sustainability Standards Board (the “ISSB”) published the Proposed IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy for public consultation. The IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy, which follows the ISSB’s issuance of the IFRS sustainability disclosure standards (the “Standards”) (which we reported here), is a digital taxonomy designed to facilitate digital reporting of sustainability-related financial information and to improve accessibility…
European Commission adopts the European Sustainability Reporting Standards
On 31 July 2023, the European Commission adopted the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (“ESRS“). EU and non-EU entities subject to the new EU Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (“CSRD“) will be required to report against the ESRS, making the development of interest to entities preparing for reporting under the CSRD regime. Background The CSRD, which entered into force on 5 January…
Japan FSA Publishes Draft Guidelines on Impact Investment and Calls for Public Opinion
On 30 June 2023, the Working Group on Impact Investment (“Working Group”), which was established under the Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance of the Financial Services Agency of Japan (“FSA”), published a report (“Report”) (in English and Japanese) setting out domestic and international trends in impact investment and draft basic guidelines consisting of four key principles as discussed below (“Guidelines”). …
Why Access To Healthcare Is In Jeopardy
Access to healthcare plays a crucial role in ensuring the well being of individuals within a society. The Constitution of the World Health Organization states,“The enjoyment of the highest attainable standard of health is one of the fundamental rights of every human being without distinction of race, religion, political belief, economic or social condition”. Unfortunately, the availability and quality of…
Addressing Deforestation With Modern Technologies
Forests form a crucial part of our ecosystem by providing homes to wildlife, supporting biodiversity and helping to reduce the impacts of climate change. Destroying forests has become a major global problem owing to human activities such as agriculture, urban developments and mining. With new technologies several forestry companies, startups and other organizations are combating deforestation in multiple ways. Deforestation…
The evolution of the SASB Standards—A conversation with Jeff Hales
While much work has been done on the road toward a global baseline of investor-focused sustainability disclosures, the journey continues. Consolidation of various frameworks and guidance under the ISSB was a critical step toward helping companies communicate efficiently and effectively about sustainability-related risks and opportunities. In June 2023, the ISSB issued its inaugural global IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards, IFRS S1…
Your Health and Climate Change
We’ve heard a lot about climate change and its effect of rising CO2 levels on the environment, but what about the impact of the resulting climate change on human health? It is not surprising that climate change has already significantly impacted our health, with both direct and indirect effects. Without a concerted effort to slow and eventually reverse climate change,…
ESG Policy Digest: July
Global sustainability reporting is entering a promising era of alignment following the issuance of the IFRS S1 and S2 standards last month. The IFRS Foundation has since announced that it will double its responsibilities by inheriting oversight functions for the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures, starting 2024. This month, the newly introduced IFRS S1 and S2 standards have also…