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CDSB Framework Application guidance for biodiversity-related disclosures
The CDSB Framework application guidance for biodiversity-related disclosures (the Biodiversity Application Guidance) has been produced by CDSB to assist companies in the disclosure of the material information about the risks and opportunities that biodiversity presents to an organisation’s strategy, financial performance and condition within the mainstream report (biodiversity-related financial disclosure). It is designed to supplement […]
Read moreFiduciary Duties and Corporate Climate Responsibility
In this paper, Professor Cynthia Williams takes up this question by reference to a public law issue much in focus today, that of climate change. In Part I, she provides an extremely brief overview of the understanding of climate risk as a financial risk, connecting that overview to the question of why private law fiduciary […]
Read moreThe Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero: Our progress and plan towards a net-zero global economy
In this report, we detail the progress GFANZ has made in the six months since launching in April 2021 and share GFANZ’s near-term work plan and ambitions. In short, GFANZ has launched a programme of work to transform the financial system, drawing on the enormously valuable work of the many organisations that have driven climate […]
Read moreFuture Urban Risk Landscapes: An insurance perspective
By 2050, more than two thirds of the world’s population is projected to live in cities. Urbanisation is associated with fundamental socio-economic changes that present formidable challenges to socio-economic resilience and have significant risk management and insurance implications. This report explores the link between urbanisation and the dynamics of risk landscapes and examines insurers’ potential […]
Read morePrinciples for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks
Basel Committee issues public consultation on principles for the effective management and supervision of climate-related financial risks. The consultation paper seeks to promote a principles-based approach to improve banks’ risk management practices and supervisory practices related to climate-related financial risks.
Read moreDirectors’ Guide to the SASB Standards
This Guide to SASB Standards for Corporate Directors provides industry-by-industry guidance on how directors can use the SASB Standards to inform and enhance their engagement with management. SASB Standards identify the sustainability issues most likely to impact financial performance of companies in 77 industries. For every industry, Guide suggests questions that facilitate a more complete […]
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