Tag: Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
Almost half of top investors have gone public with their ESG strategy
A total of 48% of the top 50 global investors have issued position papers on their ESG strategy, although a gap remains between commitments and reality.
Better Alignment Project maps the road to sustainability
Participants in the Corporate Reporting Dialogue have concluded a global market consultation on building better alignment between reporting frameworks.
FRC calls for better reporting of climate-related risks
The UK regulator has added its voice to the growing chorus of organisations urging companies to improve their disclosure of climate-related risks.
‘Single all-encompassing framework’ needed for sustainability reporting
Research by the Better Alignment Project highlights confusion over differing sustainability reporting frameworks and the language and taxonomy they use.
Climate reporting: TCFD urges companies to disclose data
While recent speeches by Philip Hammond and Mark Carney—and a Greenpeace protest—have helped to focus attention on climate reporting, a status report from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures says more needs to be done.
CDP criticises top companies over environmental disclosures
Organisations including Amazon, Apple and Berkshire Hathaway are named and shamed by the international non-profit for ‘insufficient transparency’ in their environmental disclosures.
Climate change ‘is biggest risk factor for businesses’ say CEOs
Survey by KPMG highlights chief executives’ growing concern over the impact of climate change, with 76% claiming their organisations’ future growth depends on their ability to navigate the shift to a low-carbon economy.
European companies embrace climate governance
A report from Glass Lewis has found that while corporate governance measures are addressing climate change, companies vary in how they are tackling the issue.
Regulators make climate demands of financial services
The Bank of England regulator has published proposals on what it expects the boards of financial services firms to do to tackle climate risk.
Global warming: business on the front line
The IPCC’s stark warning about the rate of change needed to restrict global warming to no more than 1.5℃ intensifies the pressure on business.