Signal and noise: the quest for meaningful climate disclosures
Regulators are pushing ahead with mandatory climate-related disclosure requirements, but how can they ensure banks’ reports aren’t full of ‘white noise’? There’s no denying it…
What’s in the SEC’s New Climate Disclosure Rule Proposal
On March 21, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ushered in a new era of climate risk disclosure for publicly-traded companies, which Manifest Climate…
Climate Risks, TCFD, and REITs
In his 2021 annual letter to CEOs, BlackRock CEO Larry Fink stated that “no issue ranks higher than climate change on our clients’ lists of…
Three takeaways from banks’ latest financed emissions disclosures
Increasing numbers of banks are reporting data aligned with the Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials standard Climate data aficionados had much to celebrate in the…
Why Is the TCFD Important for Businesses and Climate Action?
The Greater Value of the TCFD Recommendations We know the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) matters for disclosure. Why? The set of recommendations…
The TCFD’s ‘carbon-related assets’ metric got a makeover in 2021. But is it any better now?
Expanding the definition has brought more assets in scope, but sheds no light on the relative riskiness of different exposures When the Task Force on…