Climate disclosure News

New G20-Backed Global Rules Aim to Clamp Down on Corporate Greenwashing

Companies will face more pressure to disclose how climate change affects their business under a new set of G20-backed global rules aimed at helping regulators crack down on greenwashing. The norms published on Monday have been written by the International …

Environmental Platform Urges 1,600-Plus High-Emitting Firms to Disclose Data

More than 1,600 companies identified by non-profit platform CDP as having the biggest impact on the environment are not disclosing environmental data, it said as it launched its latest campaign to get firms to provide the information. CDP, which has …

Finance Firms Managing $136T in Assets Urge Boards for More Environmental Data

Financial institutions managing $136 trillion in assets will this week call on companies to share more data on their environmental impact, the chair of disclosure platform CDP told Reuters. In a letter to the boards of over 15,000 companies, 746 …

Canada Financial Watchdog Sets Rules for Insurers, Banks on Climate Risk Disclosure

Canada’s financial industry regulator published a set of guidelines for banks, insurance companies and other regulated firms to assess and disclose climate risks. Financial firms will need to release climate-related financial disclosures at least once a year, the guidance from …

G20-Backed Standards Body Approves First Global Company Sustainability Rules

The G20-backed International Sustainability Standards Board on Thursday approved “global baseline” rules for firms disclosing how climate change affects their business, after calls to curb greenwashing in a “pivotal” year for climate reporting. Subject to ‘balloting’, or standard checks before …

U.S. Securities Regulator Lists April for Climate Rule Action

The top U.S. securities regulator has cited April as the release date for a long-anticipated rule on companies’ climate-related disclosures, according to a recent federal notice. In a draft proposal last March the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission said it …

Australian Corporate Watchdog Investigates Firms for ‘Greenwashing’

Australia’s corporate watchdog is investigating several companies and financial institutions for “greenwashing,” or exaggerated claims regarding environment-friendly investment and products, a senior official said on Tuesday. The Australian Securities and Investment Commission (ASIC) has been increasing its oversight of climate-related …

Where Do Climate Pledges Stand a Year After COP26?

A year ago at the U.N. climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, countries, banks and business leaders announced a slew of climate plans and pledges. Here is an update on how some of the biggest promises have since progressed. NATIONAL EMISSIONS …

Volkswagen Sued for Not Disclosing Alleged Private Climate Lobbying Activities

Volkswagen AG was sued by institutional investors in Germany concerned that despite making public commitments to fighting climate change, the carmaker may be privately lobbying against its environmental ambitions. A group of Swedish public pension funds, Danish AkademikerPension and the …

Corporate Climate Disclosures Jump Again in 2022 — But Many Fail to Respond

Companies worth half of total global market capitalization are now disclosing environmental data after a 42% year-on-year rise in the number of firms reporting, new data published on Wednesday showed. Non-profit environmental disclosure platform CDP said more than 18,700 companies …