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Microsoft releases a supply chain decarbonization report for listed companies. Through analyzing the supply chain data of 400 companies, it studies the sustainable development of enterprises and the challenges of transition to a net zero ecosystem
The United Nations Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) releases the Due Diligence Questionnaire (DDQ) for fixed income investors, aiming to provide investors with an application template for responsible investment based on the fixed income perspective and provide supplement information for the overall PRI reporting framework
The International Federation of Accountants (IFAC) releases global ESG disclosure report. The survey includes 1350 listed companies from 22 countries. IFAC obtained the ESG disclosure based on the public reports of these companies in the past three years
S&P Dow Jones Indices launches the world’s first commodity-based climate index S&P GSCI Climate Aware Index, which aims to maintain the inflation sensitivity of commodities and diversification gains while providing a lower climate footprint than the benchmark S&P GSCI Index
Morningstar launches the Global Sustainable Activities Involvement Indexes, which combines the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) with the revenue of listed companies to help investors choose investment targets that have more impact on the environment, society, and governance
DEI (Diversity Equity and Inclusion) is an important concept of ESG at the social level, which is usually applicable to companies and organizations implementing ESG strategy. The three elements of DEI are closely related to employees. Companies adopting DEI will assume more social responsibilities, gain advantages in improving creativity and work efficiency, and take the initiative in ESG development
Pensions for Purpose is committed to promoting impact investment action of pension funds. This study shows the progress of pension funds in climate-related financial disclosure and their actions towards governance, strategy, risk management, metrics and targets of the TCFD framework
Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) released the 2022 companies’ climate transition report, investigating more than 18600 enterprises from 13 industries in 135 countries, to obtain the progress of these enterprises in climate transition through using climate change questionnaires
Nuveen, an asset management company, recently released the seventh edition of the survey report on responsible investing, detailing investors’ views towards responsible investment last year. The sharp fluctuations in the global stock and debt markets in 2022 did not dampen investors’ enthusiasm for responsible investment, but rather hoped to reduce the volatility of the asset portfolio through this way
Depository Trust & Clearing Corporation (DTCC) issued a climate financial risk report, describing the impact of climate risk on itself and other financial market infrastructures (FMIs). DTCC believes that climate change is bringing risks in the economic and financial fields. These risks include both physical risks directly caused by climate events and transition risks indirectly caused by the transition to a low-carbon economy.
The International Capital Market Association (ICMA) replied to the draft Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR) issued by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), and advised on the three types of sustainable investment labels. ICMA believes that the proposal of SDR can help the financial industry to make greater contributions in the transformation of low-carbon economy, and the establishment of investment labels can facilitate the sustainable product development of asset management companies and help investors to select appropriate financial products
The World Economic Forum (WEF) released a report on the Voluntary Carbon Market (VCM)
