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The Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital takes a look at recent consultation responses from Aviva, BlackRock, Fidelity, LGIM, State Street and … The Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital takes a look at recent consultation responses from Aviva, BlackRock… The Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital takes a look at recent consultation responses from Aviva, BlackRock, Fidelity, LGIM, State Street and UBS
Apr 9th, 2021
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The March 2021 announcement by IFRS that it will establish a sustainability reporting standards board (SSB) that would focus its attention on material information that impacts enterprise value, and have an initial emphasis on climate-related issues, has raised concerns amongst investors, trade unions and civil society organisations who are keen to elevate ‘rights-based’ approaches in the sustainability reporting ecosystem.
The feedback submitted by six global asset managers who responded to the IFRS 2020 Consultation on sustainability reporting was analysed as part of the Global Unions Committee on Workers’ Capital Asset Manager Accountability Initiative. Responses from large asset managers carry significant clout in international consultations since they invest trillions of dollars across world markets and rely on a…