Data & Disclosure

Church Commissioners, Aviva Investors and Scottish Widows launch Investor Initiative on Human Rights Data, with MSCI, Sustainalytics and ISS among initial focus companies.

Aside from changing lending practices, research found little evidence of other climate-aligned outcomes.

Norway’s trillion-dollar sovereign wealth fund continues to call out deviations from the ISSB ‘global baseline’.

Signatories welcome streamlined reporting and planned focus on developing markets and policy, but stress importance of maintaining integrity.

The French financial watchdog is experiencing budget and staffing difficulties amid new CSRD requirements, while other EU regulators have announced plans to assess their resources.

At the same time, banks were also found to be 'highly exposed' to transition risk.

It follows a gradual broadening of the UN Guiding Principles to include the financial sector.

The latest developments in sustainable finance: NYC pensions successfully engage with retail giants to disclose diversity data; BSI consults on nature market principles standard for UK.

Much remains uncertain as the multiple cases against the SEC climate rule wind their way through the justice system.

Australia launches consultation on assurance for climate reporting; Hesta engagement with Woodside fails; Rio Tinto promises more transparency on climate disclosures.