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July 3, 2023

Climate activist shareholders shake up tactics

Bank shareholders are diversifying their activism toolbox, amid dwindling support for radical climate proposals. Climate shareholder activists faced a tough...
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June 26, 2023

Afme survey: EU banks overshoot climate stress test demands

European banks are running climate stress tests more often than mandated amid concerns that the regulator’s existing tests underestimate the...
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June 7, 2023

Finance sector faces new EU corporate sustainability rules

Tense negotiations between the EU Council, European Parliament and European Commission over the coming months will decide whether financial institutions fall within...
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ESG laggard v leader
Climate
March 30, 2023

Inconsistent ESG ratings due a regulatory shake-up

The use and influence of ESG ratings has grown considerably in recent years, but regulators are concerned about how reliable...
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Monetary Authority of Singapore
Climate
March 30, 2023

Singapore completes third consultation on its green and transition taxonomy

The proposed framework is notable for its “measures-based approach” for industrial activities and its traffic light ratings system. Singapore’s Green...
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Annelot Kuiper, Energetics
Climate
March 29, 2023

Financial industry braces for growing wave of climate litigation

Financial services institutions are reassessing their risk of being sued in climate-related lawsuits following a glut of high-profile cases. A...
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March 3, 2023

Regulators consider voluntary carbon market involvement

Regulators are considering the extent to which they should be intervening to ensure voluntary carbon markets are functioning effectively. Is...
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February 3, 2023

US ESG backlash: a tide-turning moment?

Anti-ESG sentiment dramatically came to the surface in the US last year with a series of high-profile Republican-led manoeuvres. But...
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Hong Kong and Victoria Harbour
Climate
February 2, 2023

Hong Kong pushes ahead with boosted climate risk supervision regime

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s upgrades to its climate stress testing programme make clear its ambitions to be a leading...
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February 1, 2023

SEC climate disclosure rules unlikely to be effective, suggests commissioner

With the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) due to publish its final climate disclosure rules in April this year,...
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January 24, 2023

Fed provides more detail on pilot climate stress test

The Federal Reserve has provided more detail about its exploratory climate related stress tests, which includes banks providing data on...
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