ESG
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April 22, 2024
More than 70% of global workforce exposed to climate change-related health hazards: ILO
A new report by the UN’s International Labour Organization (ILO) finds that a “staggering” 70% of the world’s workforce are…
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April 22, 2024
Europe saw record extreme heat stress days last year, finds EU report
A record number of extreme heat stress days in Europe last year, alongside wildfires, droughts and flooding “paints a sombre…
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April 18, 2024
Climate change to cause ‘massive economic damage’
Climate change will cost the global economy $38trn every year by 2049 and cause “massive economic damage” some six times…
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April 18, 2024
European bosses say half of supply chain will not comply with CSDDD
C-suite executives across the EU and UK expect at least half of their supply chain will not be compliant with…
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April 17, 2024
Litigation likely to flow from US ‘forever chemicals’ regulation
The US Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent establishment of safe levels of so-called forever chemicals in drinking water will likely…
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April 16, 2024
SEC climate-related disclosure rules on hold
Once again, it seems, an ESG-related piece of legislation or regulation takes one step forward and two steps back. In…
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April 16, 2024
Climate campaigners take Portuguese state to appeals court
Climate action groups have launched an appeal to Portugal’s Supreme Court of Justice in the country’s first climate litigation case.…
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April 15, 2024
Fire safety manufacturer pays $750m to settle PFAS class action
Irish-headquartered US smart building firm Johnson Controls International's subsidiary Tyco will pay $750m to settle a class action alleging its…
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April 12, 2024
European Parliament adopts framework for carbon removals
As the EU council attempts to placate business concerns about the pace of the energy transition while keeping progress roughly…
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April 11, 2024
EU promises action on regulatory burden in clean transition effort
Europe’s risk and insurance managers’ regulatory burden and the inability of the insurance market to come up with adequate solutions…
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April 11, 2024
US introduces law to protect drinking water from PFAS pollution
The US government has issued the first-ever national, legally enforceable drinking water standard to protect communities from exposure to harmful…
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April 10, 2024
Climate change victory in European Court of Human Rights
The European Court of Human Rights has ruled in favour of a group of older Swiss women who claimed they…
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April 9, 2024
EU says deforestation regulation on track despite opposition
Virginijus Sinkevicius, European environment commissioner, reportedly told Reuters during a visit to a cocoa-producing cooperative in Ivory Coast on Sunday…
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April 9, 2024
French MPs approve bill to restrict use of PFAS
French MPs have approved the first reading of a bill that is designed to restrict the manufacture and sale of…
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April 8, 2024
EU and US co-lead effort to tackle critical raw material supply chain risk
The EU has announced an agreement with the US, Kazakhstan, Namibia, Ukraine and Uzbekistan to create a new “club” designed…
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April 8, 2024
SEC pauses climate risk disclosure rules pending judicial review
The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put a hold on proposed new climate-related disclosure rules pending judicial review.…
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April 8, 2024
Nature’s fury unleashed: Is your business battle-ready?
Many risk managers feel they have been in firefighting mode for the last two years, struggling to stay ahead of…
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April 5, 2024
Darim keeping on top of constantly changing legislation
Regulation has become an increasingly onerous part of the corporate world and one that carries its own risks – from…
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April 4, 2024
Australian class actions ‘bounce back’ after lull in 2022
Australian businesses faced the second ever highest number of class actions in 2023 and the sectors at risk are expanding,…
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March 28, 2024
Climate disclosures will help identify risk but increase scrutiny, says Moody’s
Increased global transparency and standardisation will improve the ability to analyse climate risks and opportunities, but some entities will face…