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The risky business of climate risk: 'Stop predicting the future'

GreenBiz

Gloria Santona, Of Counsel at Baker McKenzie in Chicago, detailed three related legal issues that businesses should note: disclosure; compliance; and litigation. Consider disclosure. As for disclosure, investors expect more of it and at a more robust level, but they are also demanding goal-setting, with metrics and accountability.

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Climate risk reporting rules comes into force for large UK pension schemes

Business Green

Pensions regulator issues guidance, as TCFD reporting becomes mandatory for UK pensions schemes worth over £1bn. As the investment industry adapts to the new data capture and reporting requirements, more information should become available over time," he added.

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Navigating the Complexity of ESG Reporting Frameworks

Women in Cleantech and Sustainability

Navigating the Complexity of ESG Reporting Frameworks Written by Serina Lesnar Environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting frameworks have become increasingly important for companies in recent years as investors and consumers alike seek to understand a company’s impact on the environment and society.

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Behind the coming ESG disclosure explosion

GreenBiz

Behind the coming ESG disclosure explosion. As we begin another year of what's being referred to in climate circles as the "decade to deliver," it is being defined by ESG, driven by shareholders and aided by new disclosure requirements on climate risk and human capital management. . Jean Haggerty. Thu, 01/28/2021 - 01:00.

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'A positive start': Government unveils climate risk rules for UK pensions sector

Business Green

DWP consultation confirms Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)-aligned disclosures will be mandatory across the board by 2025. The consultation confirms a "significant portion" of mandatory requirements can be brought forward to 2023.

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Hohn: Net zero by 2050 is 'a joke' - faster action needed

Business Green

Reducing carbon emissions. We get a lot of disclosure of emissions targets, but mostly without a credible short term and medium-term plan, and of course this is wholly inadequate," he warned. Emissions regulation, taxation, and litigation [will] become a reality and not simply a threat.

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Get ready, Corporate America: The carbon disclosure mandates are coming

GreenBiz

Get ready, Corporate America: The carbon disclosure mandates are coming. A slew of announcements earlier this month point to new regulations on carbon disclosure. The message is clear: Carbon disclosure will be mandatory. While coming mandates are clear, the required disclosures are still a bit murky.

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