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People Moves, 8 July: Lloyds, Bridges, IFRS, ESG Book, Permira ... and more

ESG Book: Financial benefit of California climate disclosure bills outweigh costs

The landmark Californian corporate climate disclosure bills are as much about demonstrating "fiscal prudence and strategic investment" to investors as it is about climate action, according to ESG Book.

People Moves, 6 October: Legal & General, Bregal Investments, ESG Book, Bridges Fund Management... and more

ISSB will build 'next level sustainability data muscle' in companies

The progress of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) disclosure standards will accelerate the shift towards more rigorous, "balance-sheet appropriate" environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, according to ESG Book.

ESG Book helps pilot ASEAN ESG database

The Sustainable Finance Institute Asia (SFIA) has named ESG Book as a data partner for a planned database of ESG data for the Association of Southeast Asian Nation (ASEAN) region.

ESG ratings are down but not out, says ESG Book

The use of environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings and scores are becoming less prominent in financial markets, but ESG Book said they remain a "powerful tool" for making a complex topic comprehensible and delivering investment strategies.

MSCI, Bloomberg among big-name signatories to Japan ESG data code of conduct

Major data providers MSCI and Bloomberg are among 17 signatories to a Japanese code of conduct for ESG data, the country's regulator has revealed.

European companies "falling behind" on material disclosures

European companies are "falling behind" on the disclosure of financially materially sustainability data, ESG Book claimed.

A 'mistake' for regulators to homogenise ESG ratings

Regulators risk stifling market innovation by standardising ESG ratings, and instead should focus on improving transparency, ESG Book's Leon Saunders Calvert tells Genevieve Redgrave

HSBC launches AI-powered ESG Risk Improvers index