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SEC’s Tesla decision risks accelerating retail voting programme adoption

SEC’s Tesla decision risks accelerating retail voting programme adoption

1 October 2026

The US SEC has cleared Tesla's retail voting programme, but its choice to let other companies use the same framework could prove far more significant.
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Swiss Stewardship Code for asset owners to launch

5 October 2023

The Asset Management Association Switzerland (AMAS) is to launch a Swiss Stewardship Code in October requiring institutional investors to be transparent about their investment processes.
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US firms under investigation for child labour allegations

4 October 2023

Two of the largest US poultry processing firms, Tyson Foods and Perdue Farms, are under investigation by the Department of Labor over allegations they hired migrant children to clean slaughterhouses, according to reports
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UK government threatened with legal action after weakening net zero policy

29 September 2023

The Good Law Project (GLP) has threatened to legally challenge the UK government over backsliding on net zero policies.
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The “anti-woke” proxy war – politicians versus shareholders

29 September 2023

US politicians have attacked shareholder rights in a letter to Net Zero Financial Services Providers Alliance (NZFSPA) members, a global group supporting the goal of net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 or sooner.
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Investor group calls for banks to do more on human rights

27 September 2023

Investors representing $861bn in assets under management have backed Dutch campaign group BankTrack’s 2022 Global Human Rights Benchmark and called on commercial banks to do more to implement human rights.
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US Treasury release net-zero principles for financial institutions

22 September 2023

The US Treasury has published a set of voluntary principles for net-zero financing and investment, highlighting the best practices for financial institutions.
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TNFD publishes final disclosure recommendations

21 September 2023

The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published its final recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure.
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SBTi announces upgrade to target validation services

20 September 2023

The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) has revealed it will reform its validation services division in a slew of changes to its operation.
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UN calls for accelerated action in implementing the Paris Agreement

15 September 2023

Ambition and implementation of the Paris Agreement must accelerate rapidly, according to the UN’s five-yearly global stocktake designed to assess the global response to the climate crisis.
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SFO charges four individuals over Patisserie Valerie scandal

14 September 2023

The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has brought fraud charges against four individuals who oversaw the collapse of high street baker chain Patisserie Valerie.
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NGFS call on central banks to step up on climate litigation

13 September 2023

The Network for Greening the Financial System (NGFS) has urged central banks and financial supervisers to build up their capabilities for assessing and managing risks posed to the financial sector by climate litigation.
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GRI and EFRAG confirm interoperability of impact reporting standards

7 September 2023

The Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) and European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) have announced their respective impact reporting standards can be used collaboratively.
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TPI Centre: Banks must expand emission reduction target coverage

7 September 2023

The Transition Pathway Initiative Global Climate Transition Centre (TPI Centre) has called on banks to broaden their emission target coverage to include all material financing activities.
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Australian government accept climate risk to bond value

7 September 2023

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IEEFA criticises SBTi’s draft standards for financial sector

1 September 2023

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) has recommended improvements for the Science Based Targets initiative’s (SBTi’s) draft standards for financial institutions.
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ShareAction calls for ISSB to prioritise human rights reporting

1 September 2023

Investor coalition ShareAction has written to the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to design international reporting standards for human and worker rights.
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