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Eurosif: EU single access point 'not an alternative' to ESG data reform

Eurosif has insisted that a planned European single access point (ESAP) for financial and non-financial information publicly disclosed by companies will not stop the need for more transparency about ESG data and ESG ratings providers.

TCFD advised to abandon implied temperature rise metric

The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) secretariat should not include in its list of recommended disclosures estimates of the 'climate warming potential' of assets, according to the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI).

UK pension funds to be required to publish TCFD reports

Large UK pension funds are set to be required to report in line with the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures from October.

News Round Up: Osmosis, Aegon, Nature Conservancy, Paris Agreement, and more

'Double materiality' splits market in IFRS sustainability standards consultation

People Moves 4 December: IIGCC, AMNT, Tikehau Capital, UKSIF

News round-up: Investors go to work on deforestation, DFIs go fossil fuel-free

€1.8trn of investors urge companies to tackle deforestation

SEC shareholder resolution proposals 'actively muzzle' investor engagement

The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved rules which limit the ability of investors to file shareholder proposals, a move criticised as "actively muzzling" investor pressure on environmental, social and governance (ESG) and other material issues.

Ratings agency Kroll warns on possible US curbs on ESG investments

Proposed rules on the fiduciary duties of US pension plans "could have far-reaching implications for the investment community as well as on any investments that aim to create a positive social or environmental impact," according to ratings agency Kroll.

US SIF makes case for gender equality engagement

Institutional investors have been encouraged to develop more robust engagement practices and consider developing financial products to capture the economic benefits of contributing to gender equality.