Professional Development Month 2024: ESG blogs

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The Policy & Technical team provide updates on the latest development in ESG. Read the latest blogs written by Naresh Aggarwal, Associate Director - Policy & Technical.

ESG update: May 2024

This blog covers the ESRS-ISSB standards interoperability guidance from the IFRS Foundation and the European Financial Reporting Advisory Group, the Taxonomy for Sustainable Finance from the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) and the plans by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to launch new projects researching corporate disclosure on risks and opportunities in key sustainability-related areas.
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ESG update: February 2024

This blog covers major developments like the UN's COP28 agreement, EU lawmakers delaying sustainability reporting standards, and the UK's carbon border adjustment plan. Regulatory updates and resource releases are highlighted, along with insights from reports indicating increased climate disclosures and strategies among companies worldwide.
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ESG update: November 2023

This blog covers the publication of the final recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure by the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD), the Council of the EU adopting a regulation creating a European green bond standard, Moody’s Investors Service launching a framework for Net Zero Assessments (NZAs) and the Global Reporting Initiative plan to launch a new Sustainability Innovation Lab.
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ESG update: August 2023

This blog covers a number of topics including FCA concerns over the sustainability linked loan markets, a new code of conduct in relation to the use of carbon offsets, an ESG regulation tracker available from Fitch Group and the results of a survey by Deloitte on Gen Z and Millennial attitudes to the sustainability efforts of their employers.
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