The shortage and inconsistency of sustainability data is preventing pension funds from formulating climate-forward investment strategies, according to a report by Pensions for Purpose. The data challenges mean few funds are aligning with the Taskforce on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) framework to shape their approach to ESG and their use of some analytics remains limited, the report said.
Fewer than 30% of companies think that they can fully tap into their mainframe data even though complete, accurate and real-time data is key to business decision-making, compliance, modernisation and innovation. For many in financial markets, integrating data across the enterprise and making it available and actionable to everyone who needs it is extremely difficult....
The number of financial institutions flagged for greenwashing climbed substantially in the past year, highlighting both the vulnerability of individual firms and the need to integrate greenwashing risk management into decision-making processes.. The sector remained the worst offender for overstating their progress or making vague or misleading claims, the report by sustainability risk data company...
Now in its 15th year the Data Management Summit NYC brings together the North American data management community to explore how data strategy is evolving to drive business outcomes and speed to market in changing times.
The current financial crisis has highlighted that financial institutions do not have a sufficient handle on their data and has prompted many of these institutions to re-evaluate their approaches to data management. Moreover, the increased regulatory scrutiny of the financial services community during the past year has meant that data management has become a key...