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Welcome to our November ESG newsletter, providing you with key regulatory and other important insights. This month, we’ve collaborated with Forbes to bring you a series of ESG-focused articles covering topics like regulations, financial reporting, internal audit’s role in ESG, and materiality assessments. You’ll find this and even more information about other ESG-related areas in the newsletter.
We’d really appreciate your feedback or ideas for future topics. If you have questions or need help with ESG-related matters, contact me today.
Best wishes,
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| Regulatory and governance updates |
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Biden administration proposal
On Nov. 10, the Biden administration proposed a rule requiring federal contractors to publicly disclose their climate-related financial risks and greenhouse gas emissions and set targets for reducing emissions.
Read the proposal
Adoption of CSRD
With the European Parliament’s adoption of the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) on Nov. 10, multinational companies will have to regularly report on sustainability factors.
Discover more about the CSRD
Updated RMI EMRT
On Nov. 4, the Responsible Minerals Initiative (RMI) released an updated Extended Minerals Reporting Template (EMRT), version 1.11.
See the updates
GHG disclosure requirements
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) voted to require company disclosures on Scope 1, Scope 2, and Scope 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, and it will develop provisions to help companies apply Scope 3 requirements.
Learn more about other key decisions
Ban on PFOA substances
Japan announced an upcoming amendment to its Chemical Substances Control Law (CSCL), which will ban 56 persistent and bioaccumulative perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) substances in a variety of product categories for both manufacture and import.
Read about the CSCL
ECB climate risk deadlines
The European Central Bank (ECB) unveiled a series of climate and environmental risk expectations for banks, which are expected to achieve full alignment by 2024.
Find out more
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Get our latest thought leadership exploring the current regulatory environment, financial reporting implications, and other ESG-related topics, originally published on Forbes.com.
ESG, sustainability initiatives, and financial reporting
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Navigating the landscape of ESG regulations
Get the insight
Internal audit’s new role: ESG sustainability reporting
Read the article
The benefits of an ESG materiality assessment
Learn about the benefits |
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