Primer on Climate Change Directors’ Duties and Disclosure Obligations

    Dear Subscriber, This Thursday August 3rd we will publish the third edition of the Primer on Climate Change: Directors’ Duties and Disclosure Obligations.   This vital document provides an overview of the foreseeable financial and systemic risks and opportunities over short, medium and long-term investment horizons . It outlines the general climate obligations for board directors […]

SEC climate disclosure briefing for board directors

In March 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced a proposal to require US public companies to include climate-related disclosures in their registration statements and periodic reports. While the SEC is still in the process of finalising the disclosure rules, the proposal indicates that corporate boards in the US will have a key responsibility in ensuring […]

Sesión informativa de la SEC sobre divulgación climática para los ditectores

    En marzo de 2022, la Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) anunció una propuesta para exigir a las empresas públicas estadounidenses que incluyan información relacionada con el clima en sus declaraciones de registro e informes periódicos. Aunque la SEC aún está ultimando las normas de divulgación, la propuesta indica que los consejos de administración […]

The President of the Republic, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, signs Executive Decree No.3 of June 8, 2023, which adopts the National Climate Change Policy 2050

The Ministry of the Environment is proud to announce the launch of the National Climate Change Policy by 2050, a transcendental milestone in our efforts to address the global challenge of climate change to build together as a country, inclusive, low-emission, socio-economic development and resilient to climate change. The National Climate Change Policy for 2050 […]

El Presidente de la República, Laurentino Cortizo Cohen, firma Decreto Ejecutivo No.3 del 8 de junio de 2023, que adopta la Política Nacional de Cambio Climático 2050

  El Ministerio de Ambiente se enorgullece en anunciar el lanzamiento de la Política Nacional de Cambio Climático al 2050, un hito trascendental en nuestros esfuerzos por abordar el desafío global del cambio climático para construir todos juntos como país, un desarrollo socioeconómico inclusivo, bajo en emisiones y resiliente al cambio climático. La Política Nacional […]

Corporate climate policy engagement: A briefing for board directors

  Conducting corporate climate policy engagement (also known as advocacy or lobbying) positively and appropriately is critical to creating the conditions that will enable a company to achieve its net zero transition.  This briefing, produced by the Climate Governance Initiative in collaboration with the global think tank InfluenceMap, highlights the key issues that board directors should […]

Boards have a critical role to play in keeping 1.5°C alive

Statement from the Climate Governance Initiative following COP27 The UN Climate Change Conference, COP27, closed with only five out of 198 countries setting stronger national climate targets. Given that current pledges put the planet on track to warm by 2.5°C by the end of the century – a far cry from the 1.5°C limit set out in […]

Los comités tienen un papel fundamental para mantener vivo el objetivo de 1,5°C

Declaración de la Iniciativa de Gobernanza Climática tras la COP27 La Conferencia de las Naciones Unidas sobre el Cambio Climático, COP27, cerró con solo cinco de 198 países estableciendo objetivos climáticos nacionales más estrictos. Dado que las promesas actuales ponen al planeta en camino de calentarse en 2,5 °C para finales de siglo, muy lejos del límite […]

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