June 28, 2023 The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) came into force on January 5, 2023. This wide-ranging legislation calls for the robust reporting of corporates’ climate-related financial risks and opportunities — and not just for companies in the European Union. Tens of thousands of companies in the US, UK, Canada, and elsewhere […]
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Climate Risk Regulation Rundown: May 2023
What happened in climate-related financial regulation last month, and what’s coming up. Americas Commissioner Mark Uyeda of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) warned that the agency may become the “global police” for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues. In a speech before the Managed Funds Association on May 16, Uyeda said the SEC […]
How to Leverage Data and AI to Scale Climate Resilience
May 23, 2023 Companies around the world are increasingly facing pressures to address their climate risks and opportunities through robust and well-integrated strategies. But many struggle to understand how they’re doing in the context of the shift toward a low-carbon economy. Technology, data, and artificial intelligence (AI) have the power to support companies when it comes […]
How Does the CSRD Compare to the TCFD?
Businesses, investors, and governments are increasingly paying attention to companies’ climate and sustainability disclosures so they can better understand their financial risks and opportunities. To improve the quantity and quality of this information, global standard-setters and regulators are introducing climate and sustainability reporting frameworks and rules. The European Union’s Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and […]
Climate Risk Regulation Rundown: March 2023
What happened in climate-related financial regulation last month, and what’s coming up. Americas On March 20, US President Joe Biden vetoed a Republican-led attempt to stop retirement plan managers from considering environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors when making investments. The Department of Labor’s rule, put into effect this January, allows managers to consider climate […]
What is the TNFD and how does it Fit into Climate Reporting?
Business risks and opportunities are shaped by all kinds of factors. A key development over the last decade or so has been the growing awareness of how environmental factors present financial risk to the global economy. This understanding informed the creation of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in 2015 and the Task […]
Climate Risk Regulation Rundown: February 2023
What happened in climate-related financial regulation last month, and what’s coming up. Americas On February 14, US President Joe Biden appointed Lael Brainard, a vice-chair of the Federal Reserve, to serve as director of the National Economic Council (NEC). Brainard was a climate hawk during her time at the Fed, making speeches on the importance […]
Beyond a Net-Zero Target: Why Climate Management Matters
As the climate transition accelerates, more companies are setting ambitious targets to zero out their emissions. While some are choosing to do this voluntarily, others are doing this in response to investor and regulatory pressures, which are mounting as awareness of climate-related physical and transition risks have grown. However, just because companies have set net-zero […]
White Paper: Why the SEC Proposed Climate Disclosure Rule is a Game Changer
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is ushering in a new era of climate-related disclosure. In April 2023, the agency is expected to finalize a new rule that will require all companies listed on US exchanges to include detailed climate-related information in their periodic filings. The rule, in part inspired by the Task Force […]
Emissions Reporting is About More Than Numbers
International climate action must be guided by clear, credible data. When it comes to climate mitigation targets, this means accurate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions accounting and verification. There’s a lot more to producing high-quality emissions disclosures than crunching numbers, however. Organizations have to set up policies and processes for gathering emissions data from across business […]