ESG
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December 6, 2022
EIOPA opens debate on prudential treatment of sustainability risks
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority (Eiopa) has today published a discussion paper on the prudential treatment of sustainability…
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December 1, 2022
ESG is worth it… despite the global meltdown
The Commercial Risk team arrived in Antwerp this week to host our latest annual conference, with Belgian risk and insurance…
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December 1, 2022
European packaging sector faces up to radical change through new EC waste rules
The European Commission (EC) has proposed a new set of EU-wide rules on packaging that it hopes will tackle “this…
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December 1, 2022
European court erases years of progress in battle against dirty money, claims Transparency International
The Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) has set back the fight against cross-border corruption by years, according…
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November 30, 2022
Swiss risk managers focus on sustainability
The Swiss Association of Insurance and Risk Managers (SIRM) finally addressed the topic of sustainability at its recent forum in…
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November 30, 2022
Howden study finds ESG performance should be rewarded in underwriting
A new study by Howden and Fidelis has found a correlation between ESG ratings and lower loss ratios, adding pressure…
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November 30, 2022
Wegener calls for stronger effort on climate change
Dirk Wegener, president of the Federation of European Risk Management Associations (Ferma), used his speech at the Swiss Association of…
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November 30, 2022
Climate risk measurement and management a work in progress: Stampa
Marco Stampa, sustainability governance manager at Italian oil and gas services giant Saipem, gave a talk during the recent SIRM…
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November 30, 2022
Climate change: No time to lose
Gaudenz Flury, a prominent Swiss meteorologist and presenter of the nation’s daily weather forecast, painted a bleak picture of climate…
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November 30, 2022
Corporate citizenship is ‘paradigm shift’ for business leaders
Elena Rittstieg, executive search consultant at Egon Zehnder, told the recent SIRM Forum: “Long gone are the days when shareholder…
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November 30, 2022
Progress made by Swiss insurers on climate compatibility
The Swiss Federal Office for the Environment (FOEN) and the Swiss State Secretariat for International Finance (SIF) have carried out…
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November 30, 2022
Swiss businesses call for nation to rise to the energy challenge
Switzerland faces a huge challenge in its efforts to shift away from fossil fuels to a more reliable and greener…
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November 29, 2022
Risk managers urged to engage with environmental NGOs
European risk managers and their corporate leadership have been urged to engage with NGOs campaigning to drive the fight against…
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November 29, 2022
Case dropped against Belgian central bank after ECB ‘greens’ bond scheme
Campaign group ClientEarth has dropped its case against Belgium’s central bank for helping to finance polluting businesses, after the European…
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November 29, 2022
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive gets green light for 2024
The EC has given the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) its final green light and more companies operating in the…
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November 28, 2022
Risk managers and internal auditors must work closer with boards on sustainability, says Ferma
Boards of directors need to work more closely with risk managers and internal auditors to meet sustainability challenges faced by…
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November 28, 2022
Diversity index records small improvements at UK financial services
UK financial services companies have improved their diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) scores by two points in an index published…
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November 25, 2022
Risk managers face mounting ESG risks
The interconnectivity of environmental, social and governance (ESG) risks is creating new challenges that risk managers and their organisations cannot…
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November 24, 2022
Corporates face ESG risks as Verisk index finds democracy ‘under fire’
One third of countries across the world have seen risks to their democratic processes increase significantly during the past five…
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November 23, 2022
UK regulator moves ahead with ESG ratings code of conduct
UK regulator the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has said it will develop a code of conduct for issuers of ESG…