Australia has become the latest country to announce it is drawing up plans for mandatory ESG reporting by financial institutions and corporates. A consultation plan was issued by the government Treasury, with a framework proposal expected and a phased implementation from 2024. It follows similar announcements this year by the US and UK.
Perpetual KYC (pKYC) opens the door for financial institutions and corporations to improve customer onboarding & monitoring processes, reduce operational costs, ensure regulatory compliance, and better understand risk exposures in real time. Unlike traditional or periodic KYC, pKYC continually reviews and updates client data in near real-time providing ongoing data accuracy and accurate risk management....
US resistance to sustainability disclosure at state and federal level is widening the regulatory gap for US-domiciled firms operating internationally. In March 2025, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to end its defence of federal climate-disclosure rules. In December 2025, the White House issued an executive order targeting proxy advisers accused of promoting ESG...
The London sustainability breakfast is part of the global roundtable thought leadership event series hosted by RepRisk in key markets, including, New York, Toronto, London, Frankfurt, Oslo, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Hong Kong and Singapore in 2026.
The Global LEI System – or GLEIS – has been in development since the middle of last year. Development has been patchy at times, but much has been done, leaving fewer outstanding issues, but also raising new questions. What’s emerging is a structure for the GLEIS going forward, complete with a mechanism for registering and...
