Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 22, 2024

Industry experts suggest UK requirements would need to be finalised and in effect from mid-2026. The draft legislation proposed by HM Treasury is a response to investor concerns over the quality, transparency and comparability of the ESG ratings they use to inform investment decisions. “It

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JANUARY 18, 2024

FCA confirms sustainability disclosure and labeling regime The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has issued a policy statement setting out its final rules and guidance on Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) and investment labels. Next steps: The anti-greenwashing rule will come into effect from May 31, 2024.

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Chris Hall

JULY 18, 2024

In addition, while SFDR was designed to enhance transparency around sustainability, Article 8 and 9 disclosure requirements have been used “in marketing material as ‘quality labels’ for sustainability, consequently posing greenwashing and mis-selling risks”.

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Chris Hall

APRIL 21, 2023

Moving forward, companies will have to report on their alignment to the new activities starting in 2025, while FMPs will need to disclose in 2026. Considering that aviation is one of the largest contributors to carbon emissions, developing a common lexicon to describe and encourage sustainable investments is critical.

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Chris Hall

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

Following on, James d’Ath , the TNFD’s Head of Nature Data, warned that regulators were already beginning to “move away from self-regulation to more government-led requirements, due to concerns over greenwashing”.

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Corporate Knights

MARCH 13, 2024

Sustainable Investment Forum, in a statement. When fully in place in 2026, the rule will require large, publicly listed companies to disclose their Scope 1 and Scope 2 greenhouse gas emissions from their direct operations and energy use if the emissions are sizeable enough to represent a material financial risk to the company.

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Chris Hall

DECEMBER 6, 2024

. “Growth is the number one mission of this government With the global ESG market predicted to surpass US$40 trillion by 2030, investors and markets are making increasing use of ESG ratings to inform investment decisions and capital allocation. ” A question of terminology The draft legislation itself contains few surprises.

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Corporate Knights

JANUARY 2, 2025

That said, its not clear whether such a law could pass in the next two years, when the 2026 mid-term elections are expected to turn against the Republicans. And expect the Trump administration to reverse a Biden Department of Labor rule expressly permitting pension trustees to consider ESG issues in investment decisions.

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