Plans by Britain's financial regulator to require firms to set targets for improving diversity could be c...
Europe stands firm against US-driven ESG backlash - Reuters
Steady investor demand in Europe for environmental and socially responsible investments and wide-ranging regulation are helping Europe's finance industry withstand political pressures that have pushed some U.S. peers to backtrack on their green agendas.
Steady investor demand in Europe for environmental and socially responsible investments and wide-ranging regulation are helping Europe's finance industry withstand political pressures that have pushed some U.S. peers to backtrack on their green agendas.
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Article / 12 days ago
Banks, Insurers Targeted as Climate Group Seeks EU Review of Deforestation Rule
Climate activists are putting pressure on the European Union to reconsider its decision to exclude banks from a landmark deforestation rule, in a move...
Climate activists are putting pressure on the European Union to reconsider its decision to exclude banks from a landmark deforestation rule, in a move...
Article / 2 months ago
Banks, insurers ordered to report sexism and bullying cases in Britain - Reuters
Britain's markets watchdog has ordered more than 1,000 banks, insurers and brokerages to report how many sexual harassment, discrimination and other non-financial misconduct cases they have recorded since 2021 and how they have dealt with them.
Britain's markets watchdog has ordered more than 1,000 banks, insurers and brokerages to report how many sexual harassment, discrimination and other non-financial misconduct cases they have recorded since 2021 and how they have dealt with them.
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Article / 2 months ago
PCAF aiming to launch expanded version of insurance standard in H1 2025
The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials is planning to release the second version of its insurance-associated emissions standard in the first half of 2025....
The Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials is planning to release the second version of its insurance-associated emissions standard in the first half of 2025....
Article / 3 months ago
The Canadian Financial Lines Insurance Market: Market Conditions & Risk Factors that Brokers and Policyholders Should Know
Per Beazley’s ‘Canada Snapshot Report: Risk & Resilience in a Time of Change’, launched in late 2023, 35% of Canadian business leaders identified a high-risk environment...
Per Beazley’s ‘Canada Snapshot Report: Risk & Resilience in a Time of Change’, launched in late 2023, 35% of Canadian business leaders identified a high-risk environment...
Article / 3 months ago
Banks, Insurers Set to Lose Reprieve From EU's Toughest ESG Rule
Financial firms in the European Union look set to be hit by a new ESG requirement that they lobbied hard to avoid....
Financial firms in the European Union look set to be hit by a new ESG requirement that they lobbied hard to avoid....
Article / 3 months ago
Banks, Insurers Temporarily Dodge Full Impact of EU's Harshest ESG Law to Date
The finance industry will be shielded from the full scope of the European Union's most consequential piece of ESG legislation to date, as the bloc...
The finance industry will be shielded from the full scope of the European Union's most consequential piece of ESG legislation to date, as the bloc...
Article / 4 months ago
Sustainability practices stocktake as insurers progress - Actuarial Post
With COP 28 taking centre stage, financial institutions confirm commitment to the role they have to play in shaping our sustainable future...
With COP 28 taking centre stage, financial institutions confirm commitment to the role they have to play in shaping our sustainable future...
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Article / 5 months ago
Banks, Insurers May Escape EU's Toughest ESG Regulation So Far
Banks, asset managers and other financial firms have won a reprieve from Europe's most consequential ESG regulation to date, as a wave of intense industry lobbying pays off....
Banks, asset managers and other financial firms have won a reprieve from Europe's most consequential ESG regulation to date, as a wave of intense industry lobbying pays off....
Article / 5 months ago
UK finance professionals urged to sign diversity code - Reuters
A global body for financial sector qualifications set out on Wednesday its first diversity, equity and inclusion code in Britain, just as regulators pile pressure on the industry to hire more women and ethnic minority staff.
A global body for financial sector qualifications set out on Wednesday its first diversity, equity and inclusion code in Britain, just as regulators pile pressure on the industry to hire more women and ethnic minority staff.
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Article / 7 months ago