What happened in climate-related financial regulation last month, and what’s coming up. Americas The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) for failing to honor policies and procedures linked to three environmental, social, and governance (ESG) products. In an order published November 22, the agency said GSAM will pay a […]
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Decision-Usefulness of Companies’ TCFD Disclosures Lacking
CDP Reporting Annual Disclosure Updates for 2023
Today’s climate disclosure landscape is quickly evolving. Amid the emergence of regulatory climate disclosure requirements, and in order to remain relevant, well known voluntary disclosure standards are changing. CDP, the sustainability disclosure non-profit, is one example. The organization updates its disclosure framework annually, adjusting its coverage of key climate issues, as well as the contents […]
Manifest Climate’s Disclosure Benchmark Review
Manifest Climate’s inaugural Disclosure Benchmark Review provides an in-depth look at the current state of private sector climate disclosures. It includes a first look at the findings of Manifest Climate’s proprietary assessment models, which measure the decision-usefulness of organizations’ disclosures and their alignment with established climate reporting standards and frameworks. Manifest Climate’s review of over […]
COP27 Week Two Round-Up
The second week of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) saw frenzied discussions between developed and developing countries on an array of topics crucial to the success of the 2015 Paris Climate Agreement. Ultimately, negotiations spilled beyond the summit’s scheduled end, with a bundle of agreements forged in the early hours of Sunday. […]
Driving Canada’s Low-Carbon Transition Through Collective Engagement
A PRI in Person Side Event November 30th, 7:30am – 9:00am CETAC Hotel by Marriott Barcelona Forum Join Manifest Climate for a discussion with Climate Engagement Canada’s (CEC) Steering Committee, investor participants, and research partners on how climate disclosures are driving investor engagement and corporate climate action in Canada. Inspired by Climate Action 100+, Canada’s […]
The Role of Climate Risk Planning
COP27 Week One Round-Up
The first week of the United Nations (UN) Climate Change Conference (COP27) saw progress made on a range of policies that matter to governments and businesses. The summit, which is taking place at Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt, also hosted intense debate on the future of climate finance for the low-carbon transition and for climate-related […]
Climate Risk Regulation Rundown: October 2022
What happened in climate-related financial regulation last month, and what’s coming up. Americas The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reopened the comment period for its proposed climate risk disclosure rule on October 7 and is unlikely to finalize the regulation this year. The agency discovered a technical error, which caused some public comments submitted […]
How COP27 Could Affect Business
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, kicked off on November 6. Over the next two weeks, the flagship summit will set the climate agenda for governments and businesses alike, and has the potential to produce meaningful agreements on the critical issues of climate finance and the paying of compensation by rich […]