ESG Content

ICI submitted a response to the CFA Institute's Exposure Draft of ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products. The attached document provides ICI's responses to questions raised in the Exposure Draft.

On July 6 2021, to help improve the flow of money towards financing the transition to a sustainable economy, the European Commission (Commission) published a comprehensive package of sustainable finance measures

On July 7, the SEC Asset Management Advisory Committee (AMAC) unanimously approved recommendations from its Subcommittee on Diversity and Inclusion to promote diversity and inclusion in the asset management industry. The subcommittee has been examining the current state of diversity...

The Asset Management Advisory Committee (AMAC) voted unanimously on July 7 to approve several recommendations that AMAC's ESG Subcommittee (Subcommittee), which were discussed at both the AMAC's December 2020 and March 2021 meetings. The recommendations were intended to enhance the...

On 29 June 2021, the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission (SFC) issued the Circular to management companies of SFC-authorised unit trusts and mutual funds - ESG funds (Circular). The Circular supersedes the 2019 Circular on Green or ESG funds and enhances the scope and...

On 30 June 2021, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) published Consultation Report on Recommendations for Sustainability-Related Practices, Policies, Procedures and Disclosure in Asset Management (Consultation Report), with the comments on the Consultation...

Commissioner Peirce recently issued a public statement, which summarizes, and includes as an appendix, a copy of a comment letter she submitted to the International Financial Reporting Standards ("IFRS") Foundation on its planned creation of an International Sustainability Standards...