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  • NZAOA urges ISSB to explicitly recommend 'net zero' targets

    28 July 2022

    The UN-convened Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance (NZAOA) has urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to "expressly integrate" net-zero emissions...

  • Draft ISSB climate risk disclosures 'unrealistic and too granular'

    26 July 2022

    The draft International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) climate-related disclosures have been criticised for being "unrealistic and too granular,"...

  • ISSB 'to extend business-as-usual,' says Mirova's Zaouati

    22 July 2022

    Mirova chief executive Philippe Zaouati described the approach of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) towards 'double materiality'...

  • ISSB urged to require Paris-alignment in early feedback

    22 July 2022

    Market participants have urged the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to consider requiring Paris Agreement-aligned scenarios in preliminary feedback to their draft standards...

  • FSB chair hints at end of TCFD with 'handover' to ISSB

    14 July 2022

    The chair of the body that created the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) has hinted that the foundational disclosure initiative may be coming to an end.

  • FSB identifies global sustainability assurance standards among priorities

    14 July 2022

    The Financial Stability Board (FSB) has identified the development of globally applicable sustainability assurance standards among key areas of work to promote sustainable finance.

  • 'Two-speed' CSRD implementation could follow delays, says law firm

    30 June 2022

    Final approval for the EU's landmark Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) could result in "two-speed" implementation and impact access to sustainable finance...

  • Bank of Canada encourages regulator to tighten climate disclosure rules

    13 June 2022

    The Bank of Canada has urged the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) to tighten climate risk disclosure rules or else Canadian firms will struggle to attract enough capital to finance their transition.

  • Companies should ready Scope 3 disclosures, says ERM

    10 June 2022

    More companies will be urged to undertake scope 3 emissions disclosures under new international standards and should ramp up their preparations to meet these demands, according to ERM.

  • UK insurers set five-point plan to maximise climate risk management

    10 June 2022

    The Association of British Insurers (ABI) has called on the UK government to fulfil five actions needed for the insurance sector to further tackle climate change.