Khalid Azizuddin
Will EU climate benchmarks continue to dominate the market for decarbonisation strategies as new ideas emerge?
Research comes amid industry debate on claiming engagement outcomes and impact.
It follows other regulatory initiatives in the EU and UK.
The latest developments in sustainable finance: NBIM and PRI say no additional accounting rules needed for climate disclosure; CFA Institute publishes net-zero aligned portfolio framework.
The local authority fund has also tabled new exclusions around 'sin stocks'.
The EU is under pressure to reduces the costs of regulatory compliance and boost competitiveness.
US index and data giant will also adopt new oil and gas exclusions in response to EU regulatory expectations.
'Omnibus approach' promised by European Commission to promote competitiveness could cause implementation delays, experts warn.
MSCI has reshuffled its top ESG team, with Moen starting a new role as Mattison takes the lead on ESG and climate.
Bourses identify 21 reporting areas in draft double materiality framework, will ask companies to select sector-specific metrics.