Global ESG Content

On 12 July 2021, the European Commission's Platform on Sustainable Finance (PSF) published a survey seeking public feedback on the draft report on a proposal for a social taxonomy (Draft Report). The survey closed on 6 September 2021.

Attached for your review is ICI's draft response to the CFA Institute's Exposure Draft of Verification Procedures for CFA Institute ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products (Verification Procedures Exposure Draft).[1] Please provide your comments to Annette Capretta at...

On 28 June 2021, the Board of the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) released a final report on issuers' sustainability-related disclosures. The report identifies core elements of IOSCO's vision for the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to...

We are planning to re-group to develop our advocacy work on the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive. As a first step, we will host a member call on 16 September, 16:00 BST/11:00 EDT to start developing our advocacy position and issue list. The committee members should have...

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.

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...