ESG Content

We want to draw your attention to a short consultation a stocktaking exercise, being conducted by the OECD with respect to its Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, which closes on 14 September. The guidelines are growing in importance, and both the Taxonomy Regulation and the...

On 20 August 2021, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) published the Consultation Conclusions to its October 2020 Consultation on the Management and Disclosure of Climate-related Risks by Fund Managers (Consultation) The Consultation proposed amendments to the Fund...

Attached for your reference is our response to IOSCO's Recommendations on Sustainability Related Practices, Policies, Procedures, and Disclosure in Asset Management.

On August 6, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order approving Nasdaq's proposed rule changes on diverse representation on corporate boards and associated reporting for companies listed on its exchange. With these new rules, Nasdaq aims to provide consistent, comparable...

This memorandum catalogues significant ESG related developments that have occurred since the beginning of June. 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.

The CFA Institute has published an Exposure Draft of Verification Procedures for CFA Institute ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products (Verification Procedures Exposure Draft). The Verification Procedures Exposure Draft builds on a May 2021 Exposure Draft of CFA Institute...

Attached is a memorandum summarizing the IOSCO's consultation on "ESG Ratings and Data Products Providers", and Appendix to the Memorandum with "Detailed Overview of the IOSCO's Recommendations", with the corresponding Consultation Paper's questions for each recommendation. The...

Attached for your reference is our response to the "IFRS Exposure Draft of Proposed Targeted Amendments to the IFRS Foundation Constitution to Accommodate an International Sustainability Standards Board to Set IFRS Sustainability Standards."