The Commodity Futures Trading Commission promoted the need for developing high-integrity voluntary carbon markets in publishing proposed guidance for the listing of voluntary carbon credit derivative contracts.
ESG/Social Responsibility
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FCA adopts rule package aimed at thwarting greenwashing
The Financial Conduct Authority will implement a series of rules to minimize instances of “greenwashing” in the U.K. market.
Posted inAccounting & Auditing
More companies enter ‘discovery phase’ of ESG reporting in 2023
Climate-related disclosure efforts are amplifying year over year, despite persistent and persnickety pain points, as more organizations widen the scope of their ESG journeys, our “Inside the Mind of the CCO” survey found.
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Supply chain due diligence must go beyond self-assessments
So many companies rely on suppliers to self-certify they comply with buyers’ codes of business conduct that the practice is “almost useless,” a panel of experts discussed at Compliance Week’s Europe conference in London.
Posted inRisk Management
Banking regs release climate-related risk management framework
Federal banking regulators issued a long-promised framework that provides guidance on the safe and sound management of climate-related financial risks at large banks.
Posted inEurope
Social risks prove tripping point in early CSRD compliance efforts
Companies are still struggling to report meaningfully on societal risks as part of their efforts to meet demands for better environmental, social, and governance disclosures, experts discussed at Compliance Week’s Europe conference in London.
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Compliance cost concerns raised as California enacts climate disclosure laws
The governor of California signed off on a pair of bills containing requirements for large businesses operating in the state to make disclosures regarding their climate-related risks and impacts, though not without mentioning work to be done on the compliance ramifications associated with each law.
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Deutsche Bank unit ESG fine less about greenwashing, more about disclosures
The $19 million fine against DWS Investment Management Americas levied by the SEC wasn’t to punish greenwashing, experts said, but rather a penalty imposed for the firm not doing what it claimed related to its environmental, social, and governance investment strategy.
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DHS designates three Chinese companies for Uyghur forced labor
The Department of Homeland Security designated three companies to a growing list accused by the Biden administration of forced labor practices in the Xinjiang region of China.
Posted inInternal Controls
Assessing the value of COSO sustainability reporting guidance
Companies that haven’t yet set up verifiable reporting in their sustainability programs have a ready reference available in the framework put out by the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission, experts discussed at CW’s virtual ESG Summit.