What is the SEC Proposed Ruling?
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed ruling aims to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for investors in an effort to promote the importance of climate change risks and opportunities among public companies. This ruling, while originally meant to be disclosed in October 2022, is anticipated to be released shortly.
SFDR 2023 Reporting: All you need to know
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) is a European regulation introduced on March 10, 2021. It is an important pillar of the EU action plan on financing sustainable growth. SFDR aims to improve transparency in the market for sustainable investment products, prevent greenwashing and increase transparency around sustainability claims made by financial market participants. Under SFDR, Financial Market Participants (FMPs) and financial products are subject to different disclosure requirements.
“Demystifying The SFDR” Webinar by ESG Playbook February 2nd at 15:00 CET / 9:00 EST
We’re thrilled to announce the speaker line-up for our upcoming webinar discussion on SFDR and its impact on Asset Managers and Financial Advisors. The ESGPlaybook “Demystifying The SFDR” webinar features guest speaker, Murat Bozdemirand, Head of ESG & Sustainability Data Product Solutions at BLOOMBERG®.
One in Four
In Q4 2020, over one in four S&P 500 companies conducted earnings calls mentioning “ESG.”
Igneous Solutions and ESG Playbook announce strategic partnership
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European Commission Pushes Back
“The European Commission has decided to push back the implementation of disclosure requirements under the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) related to sustainable investment products by financial market participants to January 2023,
Scope 3
According to Gensler, he has instructed the agency’s employees to consider including the information in year-end financial statements, or 10-Ks. The Securities and Exchange Commission is also looking at whether companies should disclose emissions from other companies in their supply networks, a process known as “Scope 3.”
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Consumers Prefer Sustainable Businesses
Sustainable businesses are preferred by consumers as well as by businesses themselves. According to Reuters, climate change, human rights, and social equity are of growing importance for employees, especially millennials. 65% of respondents in the survey said they would prefer to work for an organization with strong environmental policies.