New sustainability reporting standards are a game changer for businesses July 20, 2023 In June, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) published its long-awaited inaugural standards for sustainability reporting. The launch of the standards is widely regarded as a hugely important milestone in the global fight against climate change. By providing a global baseline for businesses to report comparable information on sustainability issues, the new standards should make [...]
FCA under fire over greenwashing regulation delays July 18, 2023 The City watchdog has come under fire from a top industry group today after it announced it would delay a key set of guardrails for ‘environmental, social and governance’ investment products.
Embedding EDI in your internal procedures – Mini Guide July 18, 2023 | Sponsored Embedding EDI in your internal procedures: points to consider Many organisations are considering a review of their policies and procedures to ensure they are fully compliant with their key equality and diversity objectives and corporate strategy. We understand that organisations need to put processes in place which are not just suitable for now, but are [...]
Places, policies and practices for women at work July 18, 2023 | Sponsored DiverCity® Podcast · Places, policies and practices for women at work In this episode, host Julia Streets is joined by Sophie Creese, Founder of MotherBoard, and Eleanor Mills, Editor in Chief of noon.org.uk. They explore the current landscape of women at work; the ages and stages of women in the workforce: from mothers to ‘Queenagers’, which [...]
The ESG Data Quality Story July 18, 2023 | Sponsored Handle with caution: ESG data is plagued with gaps and holes – and we must treat it as such In times gone by, the main problem with data on companies’ impact on the planet and its people, on their internal culture and governance, was that we didn’t really have any. For the first stint of [...]
Greenwashing: the ESAs understanding July 12, 2023 | Sponsored On 1st June 2023, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) – consisting of the European Banking Authority (EBA), the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) – released their Progress Reports on Greenwashing in the financial sector. These reports present a common high-level understanding of greenwashing applicable to [...]
Consumer Duty: Fair Value Frameworks July 12, 2023 | Sponsored With under three months to go until the implementation of the Consumer Duty, the FCA has published the findings of its review of fair value frameworks. The FCA assessed 14 fair value frameworks and has provided practical insights into how to approach what is considered to be one of the most challenging aspects of the [...]
SFDR: Clarity from the European Commission July 12, 2023 | Sponsored The complexity of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) has generated many discussions, misunderstandings and misapplications across the market. In an effort to provide clarity to the Regulation, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) posed a further eight questions to the European Commission (EC) on the interpretation of aspects of the SFDR in September 2022. After [...]
SFDR Implementation Report: Is the SFDR causing confusion or clarity? July 12, 2023 | Sponsored We are delighted to present the findings of our latest research study investigating the implementation of the SFDR within Asset Managers. The application of Level 2 rules for the SFDR was a pivotal moment in ESG regulation – yet a lack of clarification around disclosures has left many managers in breach of the rules. Now [...]