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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)
The United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI) released the report framework of asset management companies and adjusted the 2021 version. UNPRI believes that this update focuses on improving the clarity, consistency, and practicality in order to reduce the reporting work of the signatories
Diversity washing refers to the situation that the company’s external publicity is inconsistent with the actual performance in terms of diversity, equity, and inclusion (hereinafter referred to as DEI). Such publicity can improve the company’s ESG rating and thus obtain more
The United Nations Environment Programme and S&P launched the ” Natural Risk Profile “, hoping to provide a basis for the financial industry to measure the natural risk of the portfolio through scientific means. According to the global risk report
Wharton School announced the launch of four ESG courses for professionals. Wharton believes that more and more participants have recognized the importance of ESG, but there are still many problems in ESG practice. Investors are not clear about the possible asset impairment
The 2023 Sustainability Development Report will focus on the topic of sustainable building environment. The increase of global energy costs puts forward higher requirements for industry efficiency. At the same time, the regulatory policies of national
