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PRI Aligns Reporting Framework with that of TCFD
A pioneering sustainable investment disclosures organisation has made widescale changes to its reporting framework, amid calls that it fall in line with other reporting bodies. The United Nations-backed Principles for Responsible Investing (PRI) has loosened some of the reporting requirements that make its disclosures framework the largest in the industry. PRI signatories will now be…
European Regulators Give Backing to Planned CSRD Reporting Rules
Europe’s three main financial regulators have given conditional backing to the European Union’s proposed Corporates Sustainable Reporting Directive (CSRD), which will govern how companies disclose their ESG performance. The European Banking Authority (EBA), The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (EIOPA), and The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) said the rules – termed European…
How to Build an Efficient Enterprise ESG Data Strategy in Banking with Cloud and Machine Learning
ESG investing is now integral to financial institutions’ activities, motivated by client demands for sustainable investment options, regulatory obligations and a growing cultural shift towards ensuring that capital is allocated in order to do better for the planet and the people on it. Data is the magic dust that is enabling the translation of that…
ISSB to Announce Reporting Framework in June
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has said it will announce its ESG reporting framework in June. Erkki Liikanen, chair of the IFRS Foundation – under which the board operates – told the World Economic Forum’s annual gathering in Davos, Switzerland, that he expected the sustainability and climate-related reporting framework to be published “at tremendous…
Clarity AI and LSEG Create Compliance Tool for Updated SFDR
Sustainability tech platform Clarity AI is providing the infrastructure and analytics behind a new tool that’s helping LSEG’s financial institution clients comply with European ESG reporting rules that came into effect this week. SFDR Reporting Professional Powered by Clarity AI has been created to enable compliance with the new Level 2 Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation….
2023, the Year When ESG Comes of Age
If the past 12 months tested the resilience of the global ESG project, then 2023 is likely to be the turning point from which it becomes an irreversible part of the financial landscape. Data quality will improve as regulations toughen and as disclosures and reporting standards become codified internationally, market experts predict for the new…
Financial Institutions Experiencing D&I Data Shortcomings
A leading British specialist provider of diversity and inclusion (D&I) data has warned that financial institutions are failing to use available information to heal social divisions. The comments came after the UK financial regulator published a damning condemnation of efforts by the nation’s businesses to address D&I in their workplaces. While Anders Rodenberg, chief executive…
2023 is the Year for Tackling ESG Data, Frameworks, and Compliance – from Front-to-Back
By Janine Hofer-Wittwer, CFA, Senior Product Manager, Financial Information, SIX. The role of data in financial markets is constantly evolving. However, ESG data is currently underrated and undervalued in terms of strategic importance and the future of finance. Earlier this year, we saw new requirements come into force under MiFID II for banks and investment…
Persefoni Boss Mohin Chosen to Sit on FCA’s ESG Advisory Board
Tim Mohin, chief executive of data provider Persefoni, is among the sustainability-linked financial figures selected to help shape the UK’s regulatory response to ESG issues. The former Global Reporting Initiative chief will be joined by five other executives on the Financial Conduct Authority’s ESG Advisory Board. They include Harald Walkate, senior fellow at the Center for…
Australia Announces Plans for Mandatory ESG Disclosures by 2024
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.