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Sustainability disclosures: Why we need a global reporting standard in 2022

We Mean Business Coalition

As responsible investors search for the most sustainable companies to back, the outcomes of these debates could not be more important for global efforts to rapidly cut emissions. Since the 2015 Paris Agreement, thousands of companies have voluntarily set ambitious, science-based emissions reduction targets.

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An Increasing Sense of Urgency

Chris Hall

These long-held principles of sustainability have filtered down to the world of investment. According to figures published by The Global Sustainable Investment Alliance in 2021, Japan’s total sustainably invested assets stood at US$42,874 billion in 2020, representing a more than fivefold increase from 2016.

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UK Must Converge with ISSB to Avoid “Over-lapping” Rules

Chris Hall

UKSIF banks “phased approach “ to sustainability disclosures for SMEs to reduce compliance burden of UK ’s proposed non-financial reporting requirements.