All SASB articles
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NewsISSB targets climate-related scenario analysis, to consult on work plan in H1
Delaying the consultation from the end of this year as originally planned would ‘allow the ISSB to first reach decisions on key areas’
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ISSB achieves quorum with announcement of two new appointments
Sustainability rulemaker will be able to hold its inaugural public meeting next month
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Reporting round-up: SASB Risk-management Disclosures
Plus: FRC’s thematic review of IAS 37, Silent Night report
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Accounting round-up: FRC ups enforcement, focuses on DB accounting
Plus: IASB disclosure requirements project; FRC’s feedback statement on non-financial reporting
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BlackRock: SDGs not just for impact-oriented allocations
Asset manager explores UN-backed goals through financial materiality lens and finds significant overlap with SASB indicators
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New heads of ESG, sustainable investing at Munich Re, BlackRock
‘Understanding the interplay between public policy, technology and finance is absolutely critical in helping clients invest sustainably’
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IFRS Foundation urged to address materiality in sustainability reporting
IFRSs focus on financial materiality and treat information as material if leaving out of an entity’s financial statements would influence investors’ decisions
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ATP hopes to add human capital to quant algorithm
Danish pension fund works to find longer data set on effect of companies’ people focus
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SASB and International Integrated Reporting Council to merge
Merged organisation, Value Reporting Foundation, could also merge with CDSB
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ESG roundup: Deutsche Börse to buy majority stake in ISS
Plus: Saudi Aramco among Climate Action 100+ adds; BlackRock to up ESG exposure in DC default strategy, and more
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ESG roundup: UBS AM launches own climate-aware strategy line
Plus: Oxford Uni partnership with Lombard Odier; FRC reporting lab project; Truvalue Labs indexes
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Standard-setters outline ‘vision’ for ESG corporate reporting solution
Quintet says ‘conditions are ripe for the development of a market-based and globally coherent solution for sustainability disclosure standards’
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ESG roundup: Amundi recommends adding ‘improvers’
Plus: Germany’s inaugural green bond; Passive sustainable funds update; SASB updating ‘foundational’ standard-setting documents; Cbus joins UN Net-Zero Asset Owner Alliance
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ESG roundup: BlackRock flags expectations ‘refresh’ on social issues
Plus: new centre to drive real world impact of climate-aligned finance; SASB and GRI to showcase, explain complementarity
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Opinion Pieces
Viewpoint: ESG After COVID-19: Will it Be Different This Time?
COVID-19 raises questions about impacts on ESG issues like worker health and safety, and systemic risks like income inequality. While the existential threat of climate change has dominated the agenda in recent years, the pandemic has renewed focus on social and governance issues.
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‘Substantial shift’ seen as BlackRock embraces climate risk
Suite of initiatives announced as CEO flags near-term capital reallocation over climate risk
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Joseph Mariathasan: Shareholders or stakeholders?
Corporations are able to operate without the impact of their activities fully priced into their profit and loss statements
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Sustainability accounting standards investor group expands
NBIM, Brunel Pension Partnership and Canadian pension funds among 15 new members of advisory group
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People moves: New chair at €10.5bn Dutch fund; senior ESG hires [updated]
SPH, SVVK-ASIR, SASB, LCP, DNB, Schroders, Wells Fargo, EB-SIM, AXA IM, Willis Towers Watson, Aviva Investors
