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Scrutiny of ESG being tightened by UK accounting watchdog
The accounting watchdog in Britain said it would keep an eye on auditors’ compliance with environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting standards during company audits.
FTC imposing penalties on misleading ‘green’ marketing
The US Federal Trade Commission may propose consumer product environmental marketing restrictions, and if adopted, they might subject businesses to severe fines. Officials are looking
Turning commitments into action to achieve sustainability
Last year was a game-changer in terms of sustainable development. It saw COP27 Climate Summit happen in late November and more than 11,000 businesses globally
U.S. – Expecting quick progress on World Bank reforms
In order to combat climate change and other global challenges, the World Bank plans to increase its lending capacity. According to U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet
ECB efforts to cut down its carbon footprint
Research indicates that the European Central Bank could significantly reduce the carbon footprint of its portfolio of corporate bonds by selling just 50 billion euros
Combating greenwashing in the fund industry
Fund industry associations have advised the European Union’s markets’ watchdog that greenwashing must not be defined in legislation due to worries that doing so would
Supporting the demand for renewable energy
Recently, John D. Powers, Schneider Electric’s Vice-President for global cleantech and renewables, attended the COP27 in Egypt on behalf of the company’s numerous business and
COP28 President’s call to meet climate goals
Sultan Ahmed al Jaber, the president of the COP28 Climate Summit, promised a “COP of action” in his opening speech, calling for a tripling of
EV charging companies to offer dynamic pricing
Three of the UK’s top EV charge station providers have switched to dynamic pricing across their public charging networks due to rising electricity prices. GeniePoint,