Tagged: esg

September 26, 2022 @ 5:46 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

eToro, the social investing network, announced the introduction of ESG scores for over 2,700 stocks on its platform enabling its users “to consider environmental, social, and governance factors when building their portfolios.” Partnering with ESG Book, a global provider of ESG data and technology, eToro… Read More

September 22, 2022 @ 9:13 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ACA Group, the governance, risk, and compliance (GRC) advisor in financial services, announced that it has acquired Ethos ESG, a provider of environmental, social, and governance (ESG) ratings data and software “for financial advisors, asset managers, institutions, and investors.” This acquisition “marks ACA’s first analytics… Read More

September 13, 2022 @ 10:42 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) and Singapore Exchange (SGX Group) have jointly launched ESGenome, a digital disclosure portal for companies “to report Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) data in a structured and efficient manner, and for investors to access such data in a consistent… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 9:57 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Maybank has designed its own Sustainable Product Framework (SPF) – the “first” by a Malaysian bank – “to enable greater development of green, social and sustainable products.” The framework, which will support the Group’s commitment of ‘Mobilizing RM50 billion in Sustainable Finance by 2025’, will… Read More

September 6, 2022 @ 11:57 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Investor Advisory Committee (IAC) has scheduled a meeting for September 21st. According to the Sunshine Act Notice, the IAC will be discussing Climate Disclosure along with a recommendation made by the Committee. Currently, the SEC is proposing new rules… Read More

August 1, 2022 @ 12:35 pm By JD Alois  |  

Earlier this year, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC), held a meeting to discuss proposed rules on climate risk disclosure. The meeting addressed potential rule changes initiated by the SEC and championed by SEC Chairman Gary Gensler. When… Read More

July 26, 2022 @ 10:33 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Mastercard  (NYSE: MA) announced that Ellen Jackowski will join the company as Chief Sustainability Officer “starting July 25, 2022.” In this role, she will be “instrumental in further integrating Mastercard’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) strategy into the organization.” Mike Froman, vice chairman and president… Read More

July 5, 2022 @ 7:57 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Fenergo, the provider of digital solutions for Know Your Customer (KYC) and Client Lifecycle Management (CLM), has launched a solution to “enable financial institutions to reduce regulatory and reputational risk and streamline operations for ESG compliance.” This allows firms to automatically “calculate climate, reputational and… Read More

June 26, 2022 @ 8:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

ESG Book, which focuses on sustainability data and technology, has announced that it closed $35 million in Series B funding. The new capital will be used “to advance ESG Book’s next-generation technology capabilities, enabling clients to meet increasingly complex sustainability requirements, and accelerate the company’s… Read More

June 23, 2022 @ 9:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has proposed ESG rules that may compel public firms to disclose climate risks that may impact the environment. The rule proposal was accepting comments from interested parties up until this past week with a deadline of June 17th. While everyone… Read More

June 21, 2022 @ 4:59 pm By JD Alois  |  

Republican members on the US Senate Banking Committee have requested more information from the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding the Commission’s proposal to require reporting companies to disclose their climate impact. In a letter addressed to SEC Chairman Gary Gensler, signed by the 12… Read More

June 17, 2022 @ 2:38 pm By JD Alois  |  

House Republicans have sent a letter to the Chairman of the SEC Gary Gensler telling him to halt his pursuit of proposed climate disclosure rules as over-stepping the statutory responsibilities of the Commission. In the letter, signed by 129 Republicans led by the top Republican… Read More

June 9, 2022 @ 11:47 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Kroll, the provider of data, technology and insights related to risk, governance and growth, today released its 2022 Anti-Bribery and Corruption Benchmarking Report, which found that 70% of survey respondents in the U.S. and Canada “ranked their anti-bribery and corruption (ABC) programs as effective, with… Read More

June 7, 2022 @ 12:44 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Hong Kong-headquartered Allinfra, which is assisting institutions with meeting sustainability goals, has acquired $6 million in capital. The firm’s investment round has reportedly been led by international financial services group Nomura. Other investors in the round have not been named, however, the raise included new… Read More

May 9, 2022 @ 11:58 am By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has extended the comment period on proposed ESG rules that may compel public firms to disclose their climate risks and impact on the environment. The SEC has received broad criticism in regards to the rushed nature of the rulemaking… Read More

May 4, 2022 @ 10:29 pm By JD Alois  |  

This past March, Chairman Gary Gensler announced the Securities and Exchange Commission was aiming to require disclosure on climate impact for registered firms. The Fact Sheet may be viewed here. Climate-related information would be required in firms’ registration statements and annual reports, including information about… Read More

May 1, 2022 @ 4:27 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission is currently pursuing new rules under the auspices of ESG: Environmental, Social, and Governance. In March of 2022, SEC Chairman Gary Gensler explained they were aiming to require disclosure for firms on issues such as climate impact. He explained: “The… Read More

April 29, 2022 @ 5:33 pm By JD Alois  |  

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee (SBCFAC) has scheduled a meeting to discuss two specific topics: SPACs or Special Purpose Acquisition Companies and Climate Disclosure. The meeting will take place on Friday, May 6, 2022. According to a statement by… Read More

April 27, 2022 @ 2:07 pm By Omar Faridi  |  

Personetics, which claims to be the leading provider of financial data-driven personalization, customer engagement, and advanced money management capabilities for financial institutions, recently announced the launch of Sustainability Insights. This offering, included within the Personetics engagement platform, will help banking institutions meet growing customer demand… Read More

April 18, 2022 @ 7:45 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Technology is too often a “blindfold” when it should be a “microscope,” Oxford Risk has warned. Wealth managers or advisers risk failing investors on suitability “by not using technology appropriately to measure ESG preferences and being caught up in the ‘green rush’,” according to behavioral… Read More