ESG
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October 16, 2023
Ferma urges risk managers to act on sustainability directives
Risk managers must now help their organisations prepare for upcoming EU regulations on sustainability reporting and environmental and human rights…
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October 13, 2023
The growing risk of human rights climate litigation
Human rights climate litigation is growing at an exponential rate, with Europe a hot spot together with cases in the…
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October 13, 2023
Companies feel internal and external pressure to set net-zero target
The vast majority (88%) of companies feel internal and external pressure to set a net-zero target as a part of…
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October 11, 2023
Lloyd’s models five-year extreme weather losses at $5trn
Lloyd’s said global economic losses from extreme weather events would total $5trn over a period of five years after it…
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October 10, 2023
Darim approaches 100th member
The Danish Risk and Insurance Management Association (Darim) is on the verge of a milestone. It currently has 99 members…
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October 10, 2023
Climate-transition framework lays ground for mandatory disclosures in UK
UK-listed companies and financial sector firms will be expected to use a newly published framework to disclose “robust and credible”…
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October 9, 2023
International SOS publishes framework as mental health problems rise
International SOS has published a framework to help firms prioritise employee mental health that it warns has come under “unprecedented”…
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October 5, 2023
European food chains ‘falling short’ on plastic pollution, say NGOs
A new report by a group of NGOs has found that nine major European ‘Big Food’ companies are failing to…
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October 5, 2023
Just over half of UK firms offering mental health support, survey finds
A survey of UK firms finds that 70% of large corporates provide mental health and wellbeing support to employees but…
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September 28, 2023
Austrian Airlines successfully sued for greenwashing
The Austrian Association for Consumer Information (VKI) has obtained a greenwashing judgment against Austrian Airlines AG (AUA), which had advertised…
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September 27, 2023
Deutsche Bank pays $25m for AML and ESG failings
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has charged Deutsche Bank’s investment adviser DWS Investment Management Americas (DIMA/DWS) in two…
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September 27, 2023
Sedgwick launches climate risk and resiliency programme
Sedgwick has launched a climate risk and resiliency programme designed to address the impact of climate-related losses. The multidisciplinary solution,…
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September 27, 2023
Boards must start addressing ESG risks
Boards can face liability from pushing shareholder value over ESG, or vice versa, but either way they need to be…
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September 26, 2023
Three-quarters of firms not ready for ESG rules, says KPMG
Only 25% of global companies are ready for new ESG regulations and external data audits, according to a KPMG survey.…
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September 25, 2023
UK to impose tougher D&I rules on financial services sector
The UK’s financial regulators have proposed new rules on diversity and inclusion (D&I) to tackle bullying and sexual harassment that…
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September 22, 2023
Evolving modern slavery risk poses mounting supply chain challenges
Modern slavery and human trafficking is on the rise and evolving, creating new and challenging supply chain risks, according to…
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September 22, 2023
Final recommendations published by Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has published its final recommendations for nature-related risk management and disclosure. In addition,…
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September 21, 2023
Allianz Commercial tracks rise in emerging risks from offshore wind
Developers and insurers of offshore wind projects face an increasing number of emerging risks as the sector braces for a…
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September 21, 2023
Towergate warns reactive employee wellbeing support ‘falls short’
A lot of health and wellbeing support offered by companies is still too reactive, according to research from UK-based Towergate…
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September 21, 2023
Survey highlights growing interest in nature-related investments
More than two-thirds (69%) of global investors engaged in nature investment plans to increase their investments, according to a new…