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Joe Biden’s ambitious pledge last month to halve U.S. greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, and the EU’s move to raise its 2030 target for cutting emissions from 40% to 55%, appear to be two leaps forward for humankind by pushing for urgent action to turn the tide on disastrous climate change.
ANALYSIS: Strong stick of regulation will be needed to commandeer big business into hitting new climate
The question, however, is whether the politicians who attended Biden’s climate summit will be able to commandeer the companies that produce the vast majority of climate destroying emissions into action to deliver their targets.
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<li><span><b>GPW in partnership with EBRD has published the “ESG reporting Guidelines. Guide for issuers”</b></span></li>
<li><span><b>The Guidelines support issuers’ non-financial reporting to address investors’ expectations</b></span></li>
<li><span><b>GPW is one of 56 exchanges globally to publish an ESG reporting manual</b></span></li>
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Minister Troy hosts webinar to discuss climate and environmental disclosures by companies Minister Troy launches public consultation on European Commission proposal to enhance the disclosures on sustainability matters including climate and environmental data Stakeholder Forum convened to discuss recently published proposal for Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
The Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Robert Troy TD, today launched a public consultation on the European Commission’s recently announced proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
The proposal, which revises the current rules on Non-Financial Reporting substantially increases the detail of the information which must be provided in particular through the development of new EU sustainability reporting standards.
Minister Troy hosts webinar to discuss climate and environmental disclosures by companies
Minister Troy launches public consultation on European Commission proposal to enhance the disclosures on sustainability matters including climate and environmental data
Stakeholder Forum convened to discuss recently published proposal for Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive
12 May 2021
The Minister for Trade Promotion, Digital and Company Regulation, Robert Troy T.D., today launched a public consultation on the European Commission’s recently announced proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
The proposal, which revises the current rules on Non-Financial Reporting substantially increases the detail of the information which must be provided in particular through the development of new EU sustainability reporting standards
Towards a green capital markets union for Europe
Speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at the European Commission’s high-level conference on the proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive, 6 May 2021
Frankfurt am Main, 6 May 2021
I would like to thank Commissioner McGuinness for inviting me to speak at this conference on the Commission’s proposal for a Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive.
When technology and finance unite around a common purpose, the consequences for monetary unions can be far-reaching.
Let me borrow an example from US history.
The economic and financial integration of the United States in the late 19th century owed a great deal to the new technology of railroads. With a fragmented local banking system, the huge amount of financing needed for this project could only be mobilised via capital markets, notably in the form of railroad bonds. This, in turn, laid the foundations for the development of the US-wide financial