Global ESG Content

​​​​​​​SEC Commissioner Mark Uyeda delivered remarks at a recent Cato Institute conference focusing on the rise of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) investing and the future of financial regulation. His remarks are summarized below.

This memorandum catalogues significant ESG related developments that have occurred since April 11, 2022. 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.

Attached is our response to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) Exposure Drafts for IFRS S1 General Requirement for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information, and IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures.

ICI Global submitted the attached response to selected survey questions from the European Commission's Targeted Consultation on the Functioning of the ESG Ratings Market in the European Union and on the Consideration of ESG Factors in Credit Ratings.

On 31 March 2022, the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) launched a consultation on its first two proposed IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Standards.

On 24 March 2022, the European Supervisory Authorities (ESAs) published an updated joint supervisory statement on the application of the Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

On 14 March 2022, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) announced details of its 2022 work plan to develop sustainable finance, covering topics on corporate reporting, assurance standards, carbon markets, and IOSCO's sustainability recommendations on asset...