Wednesday, December 4, 2024

Tag: standards

ESG as a real sustainability tool

By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact | Considering ESG as a real sustainability tool enables investors to identify new sets of financial risks and opportunities....

Private Impact

By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact | Respect of Human Rights There is no doubt that business enterprises can impact the entire range of human rights...

Bring it down to “earth”

By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact | It is important to understand that many internal violations of rights found in international instruments are dealt with...

ESG Investments and proxy voting by employee benefit plans | U.S....

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR STATEMENT REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF ITS FINAL RULES ON ESG INVESTMENTS AND PROXY VOTING BY EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS On November 13, 2020,...

ESG Disclosure Best Practice for Municipal Bonds

In the U.S. the Government Finance Officers Association ("GFOA") recommends that governments evaluate the development and disclosure of information regarding the primary environmental risks...

Due Diligence, Supervision and Enforcement Mechanisms

By Kristina Touzenis, Managing Partner BST-Impact Enforcement Mechanisms | Concerning enforcement mechanisms, it is being discussed whether these should be established in the form of judicial...

SFDR vs. CFA Institute ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products

A brief comparison of the CFA Institute ESG Disclosure Standards for Investment Products ("the Standards”) and SFDR The most obvious difference between the Standards and...

EU: Mandatory Reporting System With Global Reach Required | GRI

INSIGHT by Peter Paul van de Wijs, Chief External Affairs Officer, GRI EU efforts to achieve transparency on corporate impacts require mandatory reporting system with...