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Climate risk regulation rundown: July 2022
What happened in climate-related financial regulation last month, and what’s coming up The Financial Stability Oversight Council (FSOC), the US’ top financial regulatory body, received an update…
Yes, the FSOC *is* a tool to address climate change
The regulatory body has an explicit duty to respond to emerging threats to the stability of the US financial system. Climate change is one such…
What OSFI’s Draft Climate Risk Guideline Means for Canadian Financial Institutions
On May 26, Canada’s federal financial regulator released a draft guideline that outlines how nationally regulated financial firms should both manage and disclose their climate…
How herd behavior could imperil the low-carbon transition
Financial stability risks could arise if banks and investors all take the same route to decarbonize their portfolios “When the herd moves, it moves.” UK…
Your TCFD Journey in 3 Steps
The Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) is a globally recognized framework that allows businesses to identify, manage, and respond to their climate-related risks…
Has the backlash against financed emissions begun?
Climate finance tastemakers are pushing for financial institutions to put real-economy emissions reductions at the heart of their net-zero strategies “Financed emissions” are no longer…
The SEC Climate Disclosure Rule Should Align with the TCFD, Say US Companies
Over the last three months, hundreds of organizations and individuals have submitted comments to the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on its proposed climate…
Climate risk regulation rundown: June 2022
What happened in climate-related financial regulation last month, and what’s coming up The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is investigating Goldman Sachs Asset Management (GSAM) over…
Wall Street takes on the SEC’s climate disclosure rule
Lobbyists see plenty wrong with the US regulator’s proposal to mandate climate risk reports Wall Street isn’t a fan of the climate risk disclosure proposal…
GFANZ gets serious
The umbrella group of climate finance alliances has rolled out what could be a game changing new framework on transition plans Yesterday marked what could…