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Upcoming Webinar: ESG data sourcing and management to meet your ESG strategy, objectives and timeline

Date: 11 June 2024 Time: 10:00am ET / 3:00pm London / 4:00pm CET Duration: 50 minutes ESG data plays a key role in research, fund product development, fund selection, asset selection, performance tracking, and client and regulatory reporting, yet it is not always easy to source and manage in a complete, transparent and timely manner….

ESG Data &Tech Summit London 2024 to Shine Light on Changing Industry

What a difference a year makes. As A-Team Group prepares for its third annual ESG Data and Tech Summit London in May, we find ourselves at a pivotal moment in the evolution of sustainable market data. In March 2022, we were anticipating momentous change. After years of growth in sustainable markets, participants were braced for a slew…

SEC Disclosure Rules Welcomed but Unlikely to Fill Data Gaps

In finally announcing its long-awaited code on corporate reporting of climate-related data, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has both delighted and annoyed participants in sustainability markets. While SEC chair Gary Gensler’s announcement last week of the US’s first-ever rule on ESG disclosures will help fill a gaping chasm in the global regulatory landscape, many…

SEC Approves Watered-Down Climate Reporting Rules

American listed companies will not have to report on their Scope 3 emissions in rules that will, however, require them for the first time to disclose other climate data. The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) yesterday approved measures that would bind corporates into presenting data on the climate risks they face, their plans to…

SIX Adds to ESG Products With SME Assessment Tool

Swiss financial giant SIX has launched a tool that will enable banking clients to make assessments on the sustainability performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises on their loan books. The service is backed by Greenomy, an ESG assessment and reporting company that the Swiss company acquired late last year. With Greenomy’s software-as-a-service platform, the solution…

Malaysia Assurance Move Highlights Growing Taste for ESG Data Audit

Malaysia has become the latest country to stress data assurance in its proposal for a broad sustainability reporting framework, highlighting the increasing importance being placed globally on ESG data audits. The government in Kuala Lumpur included assurance support in its touted National Sustainability Reporting Framework for Malaysia (NSRF), consultations on which were launched this week….

AI Offers Banks Opportunity to Meet Sustainability Data Challenges: CGI

Banks would benefit hugely from the data gathering and management capabilities of artificial intelligence (AI) as they gird for new ESG regulations and obligations, according to business IT consulting group CGI. While AI also could help banks in their reporting and disclosure processes, the challenge would be in ensuring the technologies are trained on accurate…

CSRD Delay a Necessary Slowdown in EU Rule Making or a Threat to Data Improvement?

The European Union’s proposal to delay full implementation of its cornerstone corporate ESG reporting code is being viewed in the sector as a sensible reassessment as the bloc faces accusations of regulatory overreach in its sustainability programme. Nevertheless, some observers fear the delay will also slow the improvement in ESG data quality that is expected…

S&P Global Dataset Aligns MiFID II and SFDR Sustainability Reporting Requirements

S&P Global launches SFDR Sustainable Investment Framework dataset via Xpressfeed and Snowflake. The dataset enables market participants to align reporting with MiFID II and SFDR requirements when incorporating sustainability considerations into investment decisions. S&P Global Sustainable1, S&P Global’s central source for sustainability intelligence, has released a dataset that enables financial markets participants to better align…

EU Approves Proposal to Regulate ESG Ratings Providers

European Union leaders have agreed on a proposal to regulate ESG ratings providers, requiring them to be registered and monitored by financial authorities. Under the planned framework jointly backed by the EU’s executive, the European Council, and its parliament, ESG ratings providers must abide by transparency rules that will oblige them to publish the data…