James Langton
The creation of an international standards-setter for sustainability disclosures is gaining momentum, according to the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO).
Following roundtable discussions with global policymakers and industry (including asset managers and financial firms), the umbrella group of global securities regulators said there was strong support for its vision for an International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) to set standards for consistent, comparable reporting. The board would be created under global accounting standard-setter the IFRS Foundation.
The globally aligned reporting standards would start with climate-related financial disclosure and expand to a wider range of sustainability issues.
“Many participants stressed that voluntary disclosure would not be enough and hence supported clear pathways towards mandatory reporting requirements aligned across jurisdictions, along with robust frameworks for audit and assuranc
We are in the home stretch of the 2021 Legislative Session. COVID-19 cases are on the decline, Vermonters are lining up for vaccinations, and spring has arrived in Vermont. Itâs hard to believe it was only a year ago that we were resigning ourselves to the reality that our somewhat predictable way of life had become uncertain and unpredictable. Schools went on line, businesses shut down, travel halted, and family members sheltered in place. The spigot, as Governor Scott would refer to during his weekly press conference, was closed. The decisions that were being made focused on saving lives and preventing the spread of this unknown virus. Mandates to socially distance, wear masks, and only venture outside the home when essential, became embedded in our psyches. No more family get togethers, going to sporting events, attending your childâs school performance, attending a religious service, visiting a family member in the hospital or a nursing home. For the majority of us, goi
HK in trouble as it loses autonomy
By Joseph Tse-hei
Lee 李榭熙
Once a world-class territory for entrepreneurs and investors, Hong Kong is now in trouble. Its full integration into the Chinese autocratic system began with the implementation of the National Security Law last year.
Proclaiming to safeguard security without deterring investment, Beijing has imposed a top-down authoritarian rule, dictated public discourse with state-run media, and replaced civil service professionals with ideological loyalists and independent judges with pliable cronies.
The new security regime authorizes the local government and police to employ violence to silence dissent and elicit obedience from Hong Kongers. Even though Hong Kong Chief Executive Carrie Lam (林鄭月娥) and her cronies are firmly in power, they are morally bankrupt and callous, losing the legitimacy that they desperately need to govern.
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It was my great pleasure and privilege to participate in another Council of State Governments Eastern Regional Conference (CSG ERC) webinar on Friday and Saturday, this one titled âCarbon Sequestration from the Ground Up: Opportunities in Northeastern Farms and Forests.â This is a topic the Vermont House Agriculture and Forestry Committee has been working on for several years that excites me because it reveals the roles that agriculture and forestry can play in climate change mitigation that, at the same time, may benefit our farmers and forest owners.
The panel that I moderated on Friday was the Roundtable on State Healthy Soils Legislation/ Programs. We heard presentations from speakers from Vermont, Maryland, and New York. Given that Earth Day was the day before the webinar and having watched a PBS special program on Greta Thunbergâs work the night before, it was very interesting to hear what other states are d
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