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US banking regulator drafts climate risk principles

The US Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) has opened a consultation on climate-related financial risk principles for banks while acknowledging "emerging risks" from climate change.

Amazon faces first US tax transparency shareholder filing

Online retailing giant Amazon is facing calls to disclose its global tax practices, after three institutional investors and a leading proxy advisor backed the first US tax transparency shareholder resolution.

Ex-Danone CEO Faber appointed chair of ISSB

Emmanuel Faber has been appointed chair of the recently formed International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB).

Will the ISSB advance or hinder sustainability?

The ISSB's focus on cash flows is overly narrow and misses many important dimensions that investors are concerned about, argues Rory Sullivan

People Moves 19 November: ING, EIB, CIX and more

Chronos Sustainability hires sustainability consultants

Nestlé dropped from DJSI 'after reporting review'

Nestlé has blamed its removal from the S&P Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) on a review of its sustainability reporting.

The 10 biggest announcements from COP26

COP26 provoked a blizzard of announcements from countries, companies and investors on how they plan to tackle climate change.

Global climate disclosure standards prototype gets COP26 launch

US financial regulators acknowledge climate action needed amid 'increasing threat'

US regulators have identified climate change as an "emerging and increasing threat" to US financial stability for the first time