ESG Book Response to Targeted consultation on the implementation of the...
Last week (14th December), ESG Book submitted its response to the latest EU Commission Targeted consultation on the implementation of the Sustainable Finance Disclosures Regulation (SFDR), addressing...
View ArticleBeyond 1.5C – January 2024 Update
Scientists at the EU’s climate agency Copernicus released their findings last week on the state of the planet’s climate. It made for stark, if not unexpected reading. The headline was that the planet...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: January 2024
The sustainable finance policy and regulation landscape continued to evolve and mature at the end of 2023 and the hope is that policymakers double down on the impetus to bolster sustainable investment...
View ArticleTodd Cort on the links between sustainability metrics and financial performance*
In this new ESG Quick Takes episode, host Isabel Verkes speaks to Yale University’s Todd Cort on the links between sustainability metrics and financial performance. Despite various studies over the...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: February 2024
As organizations gear up for a fresh reporting year, regulators and standard-setting bodies are actively working to provide enhanced guidelines, with the aim of facilitating the disclosure of usable...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: March 2024
This month’s Policy Digest covers both triumphs and setbacks in the shaping of sustainability reporting standards and regulations. We start with the positive – the International Sustainability...
View ArticleFilling in the blanks: 2024 update
The number of climate-related regulations and frameworks is increasing every day. At the same time, corporate disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, particularly those in line with the...
View ArticleThe SEC’s Climate Rule*
On March 21st, 2022, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released a draft rule for the Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors. The passing...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: April 2024
Reflecting on headlines from the past month, there was a stark contrast between litigation in the United States aiming to strike down the climate disclosure rule and another ruling from Europe’s top...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: May 2024
In this month’s Policy Digest, we observe efforts to enhance interoperability and establish equivalence for sustainability reporting across jurisdictions. The International Financial Reporting...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: June 2024
The June 2024 edition of the Policy Digest explores latest international updates including the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) Foundation’s new Guide to support the jurisdictional...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: July 2024
Global regulators and standard setters are actively working to unravel the complexities of the ESG ‘alphabet soup’ while addressing the practical challenges related to the quality and credibility of...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: August 2024
The August 2024 edition of the ESG Policy Digest covers a wide range of policy tools and solutions emerging worldwide to power sustainability-driven capital markets. At the international level, the...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: September 2024
September’s edition of the Policy Digest features key regulatory developments surrounding the global baselines set by the EU Corporate Sustainable Reporting Directive (CSRD) and the International...
View ArticleESG Policy Digest: October 2024
Help Shape the Future of CSRD and ISSB Reporting We are currently focusing on creating an industry-leading Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and International Sustainability Standards...
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