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August 22, 2023
TO: ESG Advisory GroupSEC Rules Committee SUBJECTS: Disclosure
ESG
Financial Stability
International/Global RE: ESG-Related Developments (February 2, 2023 – August 22, 2023)
This memorandum catalogues significant ESG related developments that have occurred since February 2, 2023. It references ICI memoranda that provide a more fulsome description of each matter. You can find all of these memoranda on our website in our ESG Resource Center.
US Materials
- Comment Letter: ICI Supplemental Comment Letter on Proposed Names Rule Amendments (July 31, 2023)
- Comment Letter: ICI Files Supplemental Letter on SEC Proposed ESG Disclosure for Funds and Advisers (July 26, 2023)
- Memo: SEC and CFTC Rulemaking Agendas (June 15, 2023)
- Comment Letter: Supplemental Comment Letter to SEC on ESG Fund Proposal (May 16, 2023)
- Memo: The SEC's Division of Examinations Publishes Its Examinations Priorities for 2023 (February 10, 2023)
- Memo: Twenty-Five States Sue DOL, Challenging Final Rule on ESG Investing and Proxy Voting (February 9, 2023)
Global Materials
- Comment Letter: ICI Global Submits Response to Australian Treasury Second Climate-Related Financial Disclosure Consultation (July 19, 2023)
- Memo: UK Consults Voluntary Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings and Data Providers (July 11, 2023)
- Comment Letter: ICI Global Responds to ESAs Proposed Amendments to SFDR RTS (July 3, 2023)
- Memo: ISSB Publishes Inaugural Sustainability and Climate Disclosure Standards (June 28, 2023)
- Memo: EU ESG: European Commission Proposes Regulation for ESG Ratings Providers (June 16, 2023)
- Memo: EU ESG: ESAs Published Progress Reports on Greenwashing in Financial Sector (June 8, 2023)
- Memo: EU ESG: ESAs Consults on Amendments to SFDR Regulatory Technical Standards (May 1, 2023)
- Memo: Japan FSA Finalizes Disclosure Requirements for ESG Funds (April 26, 2023)
- Memo: Asia ESG: Hong Kong Consults on Mandatory Climate Disclosure for Listed Issuers (April 25, 2023)
- Memo: UK Government Consults on Regulatory Regime for ESG Ratings Providers (April 13, 2023)
- Memo: Asia ESG: Hong Kong SFC Guidance on Inclusion of SFDR Disclosures Template in Hong Kong Offering Documents (March 24, 2023)
- Memo: Asia ESG: Third and Final Consultation on Singapore Taxonomy (March 2, 2023)
- Memo: UK FCA publishes discussion paper on Finance for Positive Sustainable Change (February 28, 2023)
- Comment Letter: ICI Global response to ESMA Consultation Paper on Guidelines on Funds' Names Using ESG or Sustainability-related Terms (February 20, 2023)
- Comment Letter: ICI Global Submits Response to Australia Treasury Consultation on Climate-related Financial Disclosure Framework (February 16, 2023)
Dorothy M. Donohue
Deputy General Counsel - Securities Regulation
Giezi Rios
Legal Intern