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SEC risks becoming 'global police' on ESG, commissioner says
17 May 2023Companies outside the US are increasingly likely to be prosecuted by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) for misleading or incomplete sustainability-related disclosures - risking making the US regulator the "global police" on ESG, an SEC commissioner has argued.
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Chubb: we have "no control" over insureds' emissions
17 May 2023Chubb's board of directors has said it has no control over its insureds' emissions and no basis to know how any change in its underwriting or investment activity would reduce such emissions.
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Eiopa launches free app to help with physical climate risk modelling
17 May 2023The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has launched free software in a bid to help bring climate and natural catastrophe modelling to a wider range of users.
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EF Sustainable Company Awards 2023 open for entries
16 May 2023Environmental Finance's Sustainable Company Awards 2023 are now open to entries.
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Schroders launches carbon-offset tranche of climate fund
16 May 2023Schroders has started to offer investors a way of offsetting the carbon emissions associated with one of its climate-themed funds.
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Hong Kong's reporting changes to 'enhance disclosures in mainland China'
16 May 2023Upcoming changes to reporting standards in Hong Kong could enhance sustainability reporting across mainland China, Sustainable Fitch has said.
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LGIM increasing engagement on biodiversity
16 May 2023Last year marked a "step change" in Legal & General Investment Management's (LGIM) engagement on biodiversity, and it continues to be one of its key themes for 2023, the company has said.
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GSAM: 36% of European investors ready to invest in social bonds
16 May 2023More investors are expected to switch some of their conventional bond allocation to social bonds, Bram Bos tells Ahren Lester
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Gender equality a rising priority for Japanese investors, says Sustainable Fitch
16 May 2023Gender equality has risen as a priority for institutional investors and bond issuers in the Japanese market, following an increase in gender-focused regulations in the country, Sustainable Fitch has said.
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L&G, Octopus invest £70m in ground source heat pumps
16 May 2023Legal & General Capital and Octopus Energy's generation arm have invested a combined £70 million ($88 million) in UK-based ground source heat pump manufacturer and installer Kensa Group.