Data & Disclosure

France keen to see its ESG regulatory intervention rolled out internationally.

Letter signed by shareholders with $2trn in assets aims to corral support for clear environmental disclosure.

Members of HLEG share their thoughts on key topics under discussion

The EU’s HLEG recommendations can dovetail with other regulatory changes to back up the climate reporting shift.

A global ‘stock-take’ on where we’re at regarding environmental reporting Post the TCFD report and evolving country and EU regulatory moves: what are investors actually expected to do now on assessing and communicating climate risk exposure? • A changing world of compliance The world of climate reporting is moving fast and investors need to understand what their responsibilities are in multiple jurisdictions and how climate data can best serve them. • Hard vs soft law Countries including France, Sweden, Japan, Switzerland and the US state of California have introduced a variety of hard and soft laws. TCFD is voluntary and the EU’s plans look likely to be so also: what’s an investor supposed to do? • How to? Investors need guidance and takeaways for action. • Trump v the States? What does the evolution mean for US investors in the light of the US government’s withdrawal from Paris and California and other states’ counter moves? • What’s expected versus what’s possible? Investor leadership in times of compliance requirements. Speakers: Robin Edme, Senior Policy Officer Green and Sustainable Finance, European Commission Dr. Maximilian Horster, Managing Director, ISS Ethix Climate Change Solutions Christina Olivecrona, Sustainability Analyst, AP2 Moderator: Hugh Wheelan, Managing Editor, Responsible Investor Presented by: Responsible Investor & ISS Ethix

How to integrate ESG into corporate financial disclosure

United Nations’ corporate sustainability body tightens rules

How sustainability links with long-established ‘COSO’ anti-corporate fraud body

Are we writing for the investor or the courtroom? asks new SEC chief

Legal case is the latest development in a years-long process