Tag:Net-Zero

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Australia: ASIC to Focus on Net Zero Statements and Targets
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Europe: UK Government Proposes To Regulate ESG Ratings Providers

Australia: ASIC to Focus on Net Zero Statements and Targets

By: Lisa Lautier and Dhivya Kalyanakumar

On 21-22 November 2023, the Australian Securities & Investments Commission (ASIC) hosted the ASIC Annual Forum with a focus on ‘navigating disruption’. With heightened geopolitical uncertainty and market volatility, ASIC outlined its key focus areas for 2024:

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Europe: UK Government Proposes To Regulate ESG Ratings Providers

By Philip Morgan and Zainab Kuku

Responding to encouragement from both the FCA and IOSCO, HM Treasury has proposed regulating ESG ratings providers in a consultation paper dated 30 March 2023. It primarily aims to improve the transparency of the methodologies and governance objectives adopted by ESG ratings providers, as well as to mitigate risks arising from conflicts of interest where the rating provider also provides other services to the rated entity.

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