As regulators around the world continue to receive input from investors and move toward adopting ESG investing standards in their own jurisdictions, the debate is shifting from whether ESG investing is a niche to how investment managers should respond. At their current growth rate, ESG-mandated asse...
While a challenging 2023 meant some businesses put sustainability on the back-burner, the reality is that climate action cannot wait – and with new sustainability regulations on the horizon, 2024 will likely see increased action and a shift in mindset. Many regulations, including new rules in th...
ESG Around the World: Singapore, Partner George Cyriac and associates Widya Rianita and Yujie Zhang co-authored an article forLaw360about energy, sustainability, and governance developments and regulations in Singapore. In the article, they discuss sustainability reporting for Singapore Exchange listed ...
in a mare complex world, simply wrting pohcy guidetnes and instructing employees to follge the rules will not be enoughto stay ahead of the game. Every company needs a stratey not just to manage current risks but alzo to adapt quickly atcircumctances,rules,regulations,and expectatians dev...
23, 2023. 5 The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has strengthened regulations for insurers to disclose climate-related risks, aligning with the recommendations by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD). Some state regulators now mandate TCFD-aligned reporting, and ...
A Snapshot of ESG Developments Across the Globe Regulations, cultural norms and best practices vary around the world. Different regions are in various stages of thinking about ESG and, in some cases, addressing it through regulatory drivers. It’s important for companies to be aware...
ESG regulations continue to evolve rapidly around the world, which means that real estate players must become smarter about how they manage and report on ESG issues. Furthermore, there is no common global standard for ESG assessment, reporting, and disclosure, which challenges RE players to be ...
20、 complexity of disclosure information and the lack of qualitative and comparable ESG data.These issues are the primary obstacles to achieving the regulations objectives and its effective implementation.ESG ratings are not considered helpful for investors because of the significant variance in outcom ...
Forced labour: New regulations are changing contractual obligations across the world14 February 2023 An international framework aimed at the eradication of forced labour across the world has long been in place, set out in ILO Conventions and embraced within UN... ...
ESG governance refers to the processes and structures that companies have in place to identify and assess potential ESG risks, as well as to monitor and ensure compliance with relevant regulations and policies. AI is being used to automate the tracking and analysis of ESG data, which can assist...