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THE EVOLUTION OF SFDR Author – Mohit Agarwal Tracing the rise of a regulatory game-changer in sustainable finance The Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR), introduced in 2019, came into effect in March 2021 as a part of a European regulation that intended to build a sustainable economy. It was a pivotal force in [...]

Coming Ahead of AI Author – Vikash Kumar Singh Editor – Jahnavi Mishra The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) has dramatically boosted the dialogue surrounding Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors, emphasizing their growing significance in the ESG finance domain. With a profound ability to merge various datasets from diverse sources, AI [...]

Gender Diversity and Equality in Corporate Leadership, An ESG Imperative Table of Contents A growing emphasis on environmental, social, and governance (ESG) factors has been observed in recent years across the corporate landscape. Consumers, stakeholders, and investors are placing greater emphasis on the need for [...]

ESG: What’s right and What’s in Highlight In today’s world, the cover is more important than the contents of the book. That is, everything should look good, no matter what’s inside. That’s what is here in this blog. I will start with ESG, which stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. [...]

AI Outlook in ESG Research Table of Contents Introduction Sustainability concerns are making noise in a post-COVID world, but the difficulties involved in extracting and analysing the non-financial information to facilitate informed decision making in ESG investing and sustainable finance present a challenge. Artificial intelligence [...]

AI Outlook in ESG Research Table of Contents Introduction Sustainability concerns are making noise in a post-COVID world, but the difficulties involved in extracting and analysing the non-financial information to facilitate informed decision making in ESG investing and sustainable finance present a challenge. Artificial intelligence [...]

EU Taxonomy must address two key concerns to create long-term impact Table of Contents Introduction While the EU Taxonomy augurs well for a green future, concerns around the availability and measurement of the data needed for disclosures coupled with the confusion to issuers and [...]

ESG to SDGs: Connected Paths to a Sustainable Future Table of Contents Quick Read: The United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals are increasingly being viewed as an opportunity to usher in a new and refined age of affirmative action through responsible investing. A broader level [...]

Uncluttering the reporting landscape with TCFD recommendations Quick Read: Growing investor scrutiny continues to push businesses into a chaotic and convoluted reporting landscaped with no clarity on the what’s and how’s of strategic discussions on their approach towards climate change reporting; The TCFD recommendations are a universal set of financial disclosure guidelines designed [...]

Mirror mirror on the wall (street), how fair are the ESG ratings, after all! Table of Contents Quick Read: Inadequate understanding of ESG Rating approaches fuels cynicism on its merits and validity to steer sagacious investment decisions. For integration of ESG issues into ratings [...]