New Zealand Leads World in Corporate Reporting on Climate Change With New Law
New Zealand Prime Minister, Jacinda Ardern. Image credit: AFP
Commerce and Consumer Affairs Minister David Clark says New Zealand has become the first country in the world to introduce a law that requires the financial sector to disclose the impacts of climate change on their business and explain how they will manage climate-related risks and opportunities.
The Financial Sector (Climate-related Disclosure and Other Matters) Amendment Bill has been introduced to Parliament and will receive its first reading this week.
All banks with total assets of more than NZ$1 billion ($703 million), insurers with more than NZ$1 billion in total assets under management, and all equity and debt issuers listed on the country’s stock exchange will have to make disclosures.
Financial sector to disclose climate impact
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