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Greenwashing demands regulatory response, says IOSCO chair
06 October 2021'Greenwashing' risks undermining confidence in the global sustainable finance industry - but regulators are increasingly ready to combat disingenuous claims of positive environmental impact, according to an association of the world's securities and futures markets regulators.
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London calling IFRS: Forget Canada, base ISSB in UK!
02 September 2021A group of UK finance organisations has urged the IFRS Foundation to locate its new International Sustainability Standards Board
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IFRS Foundation 'on track' for mid-2022 sustainability standards
07 July 2021The IFRS Foundation trustees said they remain on track to appoint members of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) in the next quarter, and publish the first set of globally consistent climate-related standards in the middle of next year.
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News round-up: BNP Paribas, IFRS Foundation and Aquila
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IFRS establishes 'eminent persons group'
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G7 backs mandatory TCFD reporting
07 June 2021The Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors of the Group of Seven (G7) wealthy democracies have expressed their support for "moving towards mandatory climate-related financial disclosures", setting the stage for such reporting to become the norm across multiple jurisdictions.
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IFRS Foundation calls for sustainability standards board nominees
01 June 2021The trustees of the IFRS Foundation have called for nominations for the roles of chair and vice-chair of the proposed 14-member International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to develop global sustainability reporting standards for disclosures in corporate reports.
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Cautious optimism for TNFD despite challenges
08 March 2021After the success of the TCFD in driving focus on climate-related disclosures, the mood is upbeat that the Task Force on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) can do the same for natural capital - despite awareness of the additional challenges it faces. Ahren Lester reports
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IFRS Foundation sets out 'strategic direction' for global sustainability standards
08 March 2021The trustees of the IFRS Foundation have said a prototype climate-related disclosure standard devised last year could be used as the basis for a proposed global sustainability reporting regime, and said they plan to begin work with a group of sustainability-related reporting organisations.
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IOSCO offers to help IFRS coordinate global disclosure standards
26 February 2021The International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) has offered to establish an expert group that would help the IFRS coordinate development of its proposed global sustainability reporting standards.