Regulation

The latest ESG movers and shakers: Bank of Ireland looks for climate forum participants, UKSIF announces new policy committee members.

International sustainability standards body forms multi-jurisdictional body to engage on corporate sustainabilty standards.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: City avoids deforestation resolution, Norges welcomes focus on enterprise value, half of UK business decision-makers prioritising growth strategies in pandemic recovery.

Suspension of work on taxonomy comes as Canada’s public sector pension fund PSP Investments launches own bespoke green one as part of inaugural climate strategy.

One in 10 companies has failed to comply with requirements to produce a modern slavery statement.

To mark Earth Day, IPCC author and green bond specialist Christa Clapp discusses financial institutions’ progress on addressing the climate crisis and why policymakers need to go further.

Researchers highlight changes to environmental and social scores.

New report also recommends that when progress is made on one element of ESG, regulation should require companies to show that this does not result in negative impact elsewhere.

Multiple human rights complaints, a national human rights assessment and an ongoing lawsuit against the Thai company were set aside when it was awarded the S&P Silver Class Sustainability Award.

Shareholder resolutions urge better reporting on government-mandated content removal requests but regulatory resubmission thresholds have forced withdrawals.