Biden Administration Wants Federal Contracts to Reflect Climate Risk October 14, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici The Biden administration on Thursday began a process to amend federal procurement rules to require the U.S. government – the...
For First Time, Federal Reserve Cites Climate as Financial Stability Risk November 13, 2020 The U.S. Federal Reserve for the first time called out climate change among risks enumerated in its biannual financial stability...
London Stock Market to Require Climate Disclosures for Listed Companies November 10, 2020 By Huw Jones Companies listed on the London Stock Exchange will have to improve disclosures on the risks they are facing from climate...
UN Envoy Carney Backs Investors’ Call for Increased Climate Risk Disclosure September 28, 2020 By Simon Jessop United Nations climate envoy Mark Carney on Thursday threw his weight behind a growing push by investors for companies to...
Activists Push Big Index Funds to Back Shareholder Votes on Climate Risk Disclosure October 9, 2019 By Ross Kerber and Tim McLaughlin The far-reaching impacts of climate change on companies have investors pressing corporate leaders for action to minimize environmental damage and...
Moody’s Acquisition Could Signal Shift in Pricing of Climate Risk: Viewpoint July 31, 2019 By Leonid Bershidsky, Bloomberg Opinion The acquisition of California-based Four Twenty Seven, Inc., by Moody’s Corporation could signify the beginning of a major shift in...
Britain’s Green Finance Strategy Could Mandate Corporate Climate Risk Disclosure July 2, 2019 By Susanna Twidale British public companies and pension funds may have to publish by 2022 what risks their businesses face from climate change...
‘Game Changing’ Climate Disclosure Guidelines Coming Soon September 8, 2016 By Don Jergler A global task force’s efforts to create new disclosure guidelines for the world’s financial industry – including insurers in the...